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(OSV News) — Several Catholic high schools are mourning former students among the victims of a Jan. 1 terrorist attack in New Orleans.
Fourteen people were killed and dozens wounded after a rented pickup truck driven by suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed into New Year’s Eve revelers on Bourbon Street. Jabbar, a U.S. Army veteran born and raised in Texas, was also killed in a subsequent gunfire exchange with police.
The FBI is investigating the massacre as a terrorist attack, citing an Islamic State flag found in the truck and other evidence. Initially, the agency said it was searching for other individuals who may have been involved, but in a Jan. 2 news conference stated it believed Jabbar acted alone.
Authorities are also working to determine any potential links between the New Orleans attack and the Jan. 1 explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside of the TrumpHotel in Las Vegas, which killed the driver and injured seven.
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Fourteen people were killed and dozens wounded after a rented pickup truck driven by suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed into New Year’s Eve revelers on Bourbon Street. Jabbar, a U.S. Army veteran born and raised in Texas, was also killed in a subsequent gunfire exchange with police.
The FBI is investigating the massacre as a terrorist attack, citing an Islamic State flag found in the truck and other evidence. Initially, the agency said it was searching for other individuals who may have been involved, but in a Jan. 2 news conference stated it believed Jabbar acted alone.
Authorities are also working to determine any potential links between the New Orleans attack and the Jan. 1 explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside of the TrumpHotel in Las Vegas, which killed the driver and injured seven.
Two Catholic school alum among the victims
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Catholic high schools mourn alums among New Orleans victims
Two Catholic high schools mourn the loss of alumni who were among the 14 killed in the New Year's attack in New Orleans.
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