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   Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 06:10:39 JST Nonilex

   10 killed, 30 injured in #NewOrleans as vehicle plows into crowd

   The mass casualty incident took place on Canal & Bourbon St.
   
“Public safety partners are responding on scene,” the city’s emergency preparedness agency, #NOLA Ready, said on its website & advised people to stay away from the area.
   
“A horrific act of violence took place on Bourbon Street earlier this morning. I urge all near the scene to avoid the area,”Louisiana Gov Jeff Landry (R) said on social media.

   https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01/01/new-orleans-vehicle-crowd-bourbon-street/

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 06:10:34 JST Nonilex

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     #NewOrleans Canal & Bourbon Street attack death toll now at 15.

     Press conference says #Law Enforcement does NOT believe Shamsud-Din Jabbar was working alone.

     #NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #extremism #US #NationalSecurity

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 06:10:35 JST Nonilex

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     “NOLA.com reported on Wednesday that an old barrier at the crosswalk of Canal & Bourbon streets was removed a few weeks ago & equipment for a replacement was in place. The newspaper quoted Bob Simms, who oversees security initiatives for the #FrenchQuarter Management District, saying the older barriers were ‘very ineffective.’”

     #NewOrleans #NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #extremism #US #NationalSecurity

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 06:10:35 JST Nonilex

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     “A 2017 report commissioned by the city noted that the #FrenchQuarter ‘is often densely packed w/pedestrians & represents an area where a mass casualty incident could occur.’

     “The reported said the ‘area also presents a risk & target area for #terrorism that the #FBI has identified as a concern that the City must address.’”

     #NewOrleans #NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #extremism #US #NationalSecurity

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 06:10:35 JST Nonilex

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     “#NewOrleans, which first installed bollards following other vehicular attacks around the globe, said it was now installing removable, stainless-steel bollards that can be securely locked behind each crosswalk.

     “According to the city's website, the project is to be completed by late January, in time for the Feb. 9 NFL Super Bowl being played about a mile away at New Orleans' Superdome.”

     #NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #extremism #US #NationalSecurity

     Mr. Bill repeated this.
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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 06:10:36 JST Nonilex

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     The driver in the #NewOrleans truck ramming in New Orleans that killed at least 10 people was identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-din Jabbar, a #US citizen from #Texas, according to the #FBI. An ISIS flag and weapons were found in the vehicle.

     #NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #extremism #NationalSecurity
     https://www.reuters.com/world/us/multiple-fatalities-truck-crashes-into-new-orleans-crowd-cbs-news-says-2025-01-01/

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 06:10:36 JST Nonilex

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     Apparently #NewOrleans city workers were in the process of replacing the security barriers just before the attack.

     #terrorism

     “In response to vehicle attacks on pedestrian malls around the world, New Orleans was in the process of removing & replacing the barriers known as bollards that restrict vehicle traffic in the Bourbon Street pedestrian zone. The barriers had been first installed in 2017 ahead of the NBA All Star game as part of a $40 million security plan.”

     https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-orleans-was-replacing-street-barriers-time-truck-attack-2025-01-01/

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 06:10:37 JST Nonilex

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     The suspect driving the car in #NewOrleans has been identified as Shamsud Din Jabbar, two federal officials told CBS News.

     #terrorism
     https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-orleans-vehicle-crash-bourbon-street-crowd-casualties-shooting/

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 06:10:37 JST Nonilex

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     #US born citizen, Shamsud Din Jabbar, the suspect identified as the truck driver who plowed into groups of people on #NewOrleans' Bourbon Street, appeared to have an #ISIS flag on the vehicle, two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News.

     #NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #extremism #NationalSecurity
     https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-new-orleans-car-drives-into-crowd-french-quarter-rcna185915/rcrd66124?canonicalCard=true

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 06:10:38 JST Nonilex

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     Earlier CBS News, citing witnesses, reported that a truck had crashed into the crowd at high speed, & then the driver got out & started firing a weapon, with police returning fire.

     #NewOrleans #NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #extremism
     https://www.reuters.com/world/us/multiple-fatalities-truck-crashes-into-new-orleans-crowd-cbs-news-says-2025-01-01/