The FBI has released new video clips providing further insight into Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s January 1st terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The footage includes five clips, highlighting Jabbar’s activities leading up to and during the attack. The first clip, recorded on October 31, 2024, shows Jabbar cycling through the French Quarter using “Meta glasses”. Another October clip captures him testing the glasses by filming himself in a mirror at his rented home. Key footage from January 1, 2025, shows Jabbar placing two improvised explosive devices (IEDs). At 1:53 a.m., he leaves the first IED inside a blue cooler at Bourbon and St. Peters Streets, which was later moved by pedestrians. The second IED, left at 2:20 a.m., was placed in a “bucket-style” cooler at Bourbon and Toulouse Streets. Surveillance footage also shows Jabbar walking down Governor Nicholls Street towards his vehicle, where his brown long coat was later recovered from his F-150 truck at the attack site. The FBI also said Sunday that the investigation into the attack is “crossing state and international borders.” Jabbar visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with hands-free glasses, an FBI official said Sunday. Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Houston, also traveled to Cairo, Egypt, as well as Ontario, Canada, before the attack, although it was not yet clear whether those trips were connected to the attack, Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said at a press conference. Police fatally shot Jabbar, 42, during a firefight at the scene of the deadly crash on Bourbon Street, famous worldwide for its festive vibes in New Orleans’ historic French Quarter. Federal investigators so far believe Jabbar acted alone. “All investigative details and evidence that we have now still support that Jabbar acted alone here in New Orleans,” said Raia. “We have not seen any indications of an accomplice in the United States, but we are still looking into potential associates in the U.S. and outside of our borders.” Lyonel Myrthil, FBI special agent in charge of the New Orleans Field Office, said the suspect in the attack traveled to Cairo in the summer of 2023 and then to Canada a few days later. “Our agents are getting answers to where he went, who he went with and how those trips may or may not tie into his actions here,” Myrthil said. Jabbar had also traveled to New Orleans ahead of the attack in October. Myrthil said video shows the suspect riding through the French Quarter on a bicycle wearing “meta glasses” that are capable of recording or livestreaming. President Joe Biden planned to travel to New Orleans with first lady Jill Biden on Monday to “grieve with the families and community members impacted by the tragic attack.” Suspect proclaims support for Islamic State group Jabbar proclaimed his support for the Islamic State terrorist group in online videos posted hours before he struck. It was the deadliest IS-inspired assault on U.S. soil in years, laying bare what federal officials have warned is a resurgent international terrorism threat. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” that the country faces “not only the persistent threat of foreign terrorism … for the past ten years, we’ve seen a significant increase in what we term homegrown violent extremism.” Jabbar reserved the vehicle used in […]