LA - Vehicle drives through New Year's crowd - Multiple fatalities reported - Bourbon Street New Orleans - January 1 2025

[Charlot123]

Apparently the name of the mystery compound is R-Salt. They need to retest to see if that's the explosive he used.

UPDATE: Today at a press conference the ATF said that the initial testing of the explosive residue left behind in New Orleans was a compound called R-Salt which as we reported is quite rare.

However the ATF says that pure RDX was found at Jabbar’s home in Houston. That is a very common explosive. They say they believe when the FBI conducts additional tests of the material believed to be R-Salt it will come back to be RDX. Again, quite common.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875970991974650040

1,3,5‐trinitroso‐1,3,5‐triazine (R‐Salt) is an insensitive energetic that has previously been used as an improvised explosive.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380626159_A_comprehensive_study_on_the_thermal_properties_and_chemical_characterization_of_135-trinitroso-135-triazine_R-Salt

It is not rare, it is hard to synthesize in such an amount that it renders its explosive power. I understand that one really has to have some knowledge of practical chemistry, and have a lab. The fact that it has never exploded in Europe or US is precisely due to this fact, not because attempts haven’t been made. Terrorists and chemists require different traits.

 

[iamshadow21]

The scary Islamist history at NOLA terrorist Jabbar's local mosque

The focus is now on Masjid Bilal, the local mosque of NOLA terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar, and its scary history with an Islamist preacher and Saudi propaganda.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The mosque belongs to The Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH), which runs 20 centers across Texas' biggest city. It officially promotes tolerance, but the group also has a troubling track record of extremist preaching.

This includes its former cleric Zoubir Bouchikhi, who has been deported from the US (in 2011) and who has called non-Muslims 'worse than animals.'
Also, anti-Christian Saudi propaganda was discovered at its Houston mosques.
Since Jabbar's attack, the mosque and ISGH have gone quiet.
"If anyone is contacted by the media, it is very important that you do not respond."

‘I Joined ISIS’: The New Orleans Attacker’s Secret Radicalization

Recordings and interviews detail Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s growing discontent with American society and increasing isolation even within his local Muslim community.

www.nytimes.com

Several residents said they had never seen him at prayers at the nearest mosque, and the spokesman for the one farther away also said he did not remember him attending.

ISGH has hosted dozens of interfaith gatherings and worked with local Christian churches on charity food drives, according to CAIR.

But they also have a sketchy track record when it comes to hard line Islamist views..."

Red emphasis mine.
Parenthesis mine.

In the first red bolded; the followers have been told to not respond to the media.

RSBM

They're hardly alone in that, the LDS church tells its members exactly the same thing whenever one of its members or the church itself is in any kind of legal trouble. Wall of silence.

And religious organisations aren't alone, businesses are notorious for it. Don't talk to the press, or you can look for work elsewhere.

MOO

 

[branmuffin]

Theoretically, it is unsafe to smuggle in explosives. Components of explosives to be combined with something on the spot can be smuggled in. But honestly, JMO, homemade recipes might be posted in many places. Maybe they are unusual for this country, but nothing super-fancy. The fact "never used in America or Europe" is more telling. I hope it rules out nukes, because a bomb was detonated in Nevada and before, Fermi's reactor burst up accidentally. If not nukes and nor Europe/US, it surely limits the options.

Ruling out Europe and America is more telling. That eliminates a lot of compounds, not necessarily an explosive, but perhaps something that uses an explosive to disperse it. Chlorine gas bombs were used in Iraq in 2007 however mustard gas and chlorine gas was used in WW1 in Europe. There are deadly toxins like ricin which usually are ingested so those are out. Sarin, a nerve agent has been used in Japan and more recently in Damascus, Syria. Egypt is one of four countries who have refused to ratify a Chemical Weapons Convention agreement.

Edited to add: just read further and the compound has been identified as R-Salt

 

[branmuffin]

Finally, investigators are looking into Jabbar’s trips to Egypt and Canada and other visits to Atlanta and Tampa, according to Myrthil. He traveled to Cairo from June 22 to July 3, 2023, and visited Ontario from July 10 to July 13, 2023, he said. FBI agents are digging into what he did on those trips and whether they tie into the attack.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/05/us/new-orleans-attack/index.html

The Eldidis' were arrested in July 2024 a year after SDJ's visit. They were arrested in a hotel room on July 28, 2024. Their terror attack apparently involved an axe and a machete which seems low tech and doesn't sound like they had been in talks with a guy with military experience who could build bombs. The location of the attack is under a publication ban,

 

[Charlot123]

The scary Islamist history at NOLA terrorist Jabbar's local mosque

The focus is now on Masjid Bilal, the local mosque of NOLA terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar, and its scary history with an Islamist preacher and Saudi propaganda.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The mosque belongs to The Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH), which runs 20 centers across Texas' biggest city. It officially promotes tolerance, but the group also has a troubling track record of extremist preaching.

This includes its former cleric Zoubir Bouchikhi, who has been deported from the US (in 2011) and who has called non-Muslims 'worse than animals.'
Also, anti-Christian Saudi propaganda was discovered at its Houston mosques.
Since Jabbar's attack, the mosque and ISGH have gone quiet.
"If anyone is contacted by the media, it is very important that you do not respond."

‘I Joined ISIS’: The New Orleans Attacker’s Secret Radicalization

Recordings and interviews detail Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s growing discontent with American society and increasing isolation even within his local Muslim community.

www.nytimes.com

Several residents said they had never seen him at prayers at the nearest mosque, and the spokesman for the one farther away also said he did not remember him attending.

ISGH has hosted dozens of interfaith gatherings and worked with local Christian churches on charity food drives, according to CAIR.

But they also have a sketchy track record when it comes to hard line Islamist views..."

Red emphasis mine.
Parenthesis mine.

In the first red bolded; the followers have been told to not respond to the media.

Second red bolded ; Curious if he'd attended at all, and they're now distancing themselves from Shamsud, or if they're saying this to keep the fbi and media away ?
SDJ wouldn't necessarily need to hear the services to be influenced, and he could've become radicalized all by his isolated lonesome.

Simply out of curiosity, am wondering if the fbi will check the security cameras (if the mosque has them) and see if SDJ was a regular and if so what was being taught ?
Did Zoubir leave an assistant to carry on his work when he was deported ?

It sounds from the first article linked that the local and state police and the fbi are looking into this.
Omo.

The reaction is typical for any untoward situation causing negative PR. When one of people employed by the facility I worked at eons ago got involved in a messy scandal of a too-common type, we were warned not to discuss it, but it was self-evident that one shouldn’t.

I am wondering if SJ had a life after the army, a hectic but a life nonetheless, and when he destroyed it by financial issues, and ended up alone, he turned to religion?

And that could be the moment of vulnerability. Or, perhaps the fact that he led such a hectic life was the sign of some mental issues and total lack of purpose?

Also, like everyone else, I am asking myself about the Toronto killer (the judge didn’t want to name him so I am not mentioning the name) and wondering if the traits are the same, and the self-hate is the same, but the hatred is turned against different groups. Maybe not even that different. One hated women but didn’t care what gender he killed, and another dedicated his murder spree to ISIS but also didn’t seemingly care what religion/race/gender he killed.

Essentially, what we call “radicalization” might be an online targeting of vulnerable people by different “puppeteers”. The vulnerability lies in being a loner and a follower.

I am posting this article although it is not about radical Muslims, and well-known. But if you care to read it, the attitude - “don’t just kill yourself, why not take someone else with you?” - is the same. Call it jihad, call it incel movement, or something else, but the groups on the receiving line are, ultimately, the same.

Incels: Inside a dark world of online hate

Who are the angry young men who describe themselves as "involuntarily celibate"?

www.bbc.com

So I am trying to understand whether one needs to be radicalized in the mosque (easy because such talks are difficult to trace), or online is easier and cheaper, or maybe some misogynistic people can simply target several groups. Mostly, when did it start?

I am also thinking about the recent trend of school shooters…as if they need to “report” to someone. Or Derek Rosa, who sent his photos and reported to online friend. Are these also showing a similar pattern?

 

[iamshadow21]

New Orleans terrorist used Meta glasses to record city, FBI says

The FBI says the New Orleans terrorist visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with hands-free glasses.

www.abc.net.au

 

[dotr]

FBI probing New Orleans truck attacker’s travel, including 2023 trip to Ontario

Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says the Canada Border Services Agency has confirmed that the man behind the deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans travelled to Ontario

www.thestar.com

'McGuinty said Sunday that he encourages “anyone who may have come into contact with the attacker and who may have information pertinent to the FBI’s investigation to reach out to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.”

''A statement from McGuinty on Sunday says Canada’s border agency confirmed that Jabbar travelled to Canada from Houston, Texas for four days before returning to the U.S in 2023.''

 

[nhmemorymaker]

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I wonder that too.

It made me think of another case I've been following here on WS:

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Post in thread 'Canada - Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, & son, Mostafa Eldidi, 26,“advanced stage of planning serious, violent attack in Toronto', July '24 * Arrest*'

Dec 17, 2024

Toronto terror suspect charged with multiple war crimes: RCMP

A man facing terror charges for allegedly plotting an attack in Toronto with his son is now also facing multiple war crimes charges.

www.cp24.com

December 17, 2024
'TORONTO — A man facing terror charges for allegedly plotting an attack in Toronto with his son is now also facing multiple war crimes charges, police said Tuesday.

The RCMP said 62-year-old Ahmed Eldidi — who was arrested along with his son earlier this year for alleged terrorism offences — faces four war crimes charges, including murder, mutilation and torture against a protected person in a "non-international armed conflict."

• dotr

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Wow.
This article about the two in Canada arrested is very interesting. And I hope there is some followup, at least, to check if there is any connection.

WHat is most interesting in that article, is how it really shows the processes and steps people figure out how to enter the countries. (U S and Canada). Very revealing to me.... but probably very simple for potential terrorists.,,

 

[nhmemorymaker]

I wonder that too.

It made me think of another case I've been following here on WS:

D

Post in thread 'Canada - Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, & son, Mostafa Eldidi, 26,“advanced stage of planning serious, violent attack in Toronto', July '24 * Arrest*'

Dec 17, 2024

Toronto terror suspect charged with multiple war crimes: RCMP

A man facing terror charges for allegedly plotting an attack in Toronto with his son is now also facing multiple war crimes charges.

www.cp24.com

December 17, 2024
'TORONTO — A man facing terror charges for allegedly plotting an attack in Toronto with his son is now also facing multiple war crimes charges, police said Tuesday.

The RCMP said 62-year-old Ahmed Eldidi — who was arrested along with his son earlier this year for alleged terrorism offences — faces four war crimes charges, including murder, mutilation and torture against a protected person in a "non-international armed conflict."

• dotr

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Just how many terrorist cells are in Canada....

 

[dotr]

Just how many terrorist cells are in Canada....

Who knows?!
Jan 3 2025

WARMINGTON: Mississauga mayor says radical Islam conference not welcome

The hunt is on to determine where a radical Islamic conference aimed at defeating the “colonialists” is set to take place in Mississauga.

torontosun.com

''The Khilafah, a radical Islamic conference promoted by Hizb-ut-Tahrir Canada, is planned for Jan. 18, 2025, in Mississauga, but the location of the event is unknown. hizb-canada.org
The hunt is on to determine just where a radical Islamic conference aimed at defeating the “colonialists” is set to take place in Mississauga.''

 

[Tiff23fr]

Meta glasses, made in partnership with Ray-Ban, are frames with a built-in camera, speakers and artificial intelligence that can be controlled with your voice, buttons and some simple gestures. Some functions, such as listening to music or interacting with Meta’s AI assistant, require the device to be either paired with a phone or able to access the internet.

What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter

The FBI says the New Orleans truck attacker who killed 14 people had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video with his Meta smart glasses.

apnews.com

<modsnip - not this case>

 

[girlhasnoname]

35 Seconds into the video, IMO, it appears the subject may also be using Meta Recording Glasses IMO

Meta glasses, made in partnership with Ray-Ban, are frames with a built-in camera, speakers and artificial intelligence that can be controlled with your voice, buttons and some simple gestures. Some functions, such as listening to music or interacting with Meta’s AI assistant, require the device to be either paired with a phone or able to access the internet.

What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter

The FBI says the New Orleans truck attacker who killed 14 people had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video with his Meta smart glasses.

apnews.com

It seems more planned and with possible terroristic ties than I originally thought. Has it been said how/where he acquired the rare explosive compound?

Thoughts and prayers for the 14 innocent victims who were killed and their loved ones. I cannot imagine the shock and grief these families must be feeling.

EBM: Wrong video

JMO

 

[Tiff23fr]

That was really clear video. He's acting suspicious to me, but hindsight is 20/20 and not a lot of people on high alert in the FQ at that time. (NYE, NYD)

It seems more planned and with possible terroristic ties than I originally thought. Has it been said how/where he acquired the rare explosive compound?

Thoughts and prayers for the 14 innocent victims who were killed and their loved ones. I cannot imagine the shock and grief these families must be feeling.

JMO

I just realized the video I posted could be misunderstood as being New Orleans video.

The video I posted is of the subject related to the Jan pipe bombs.
New information is being released in that case at the same time.

Yesterday we heard of the glasses, so when I watched the Pipe bomb footage it appeared that someone putting on glasses could be a very real possibility.

 

[girlhasnoname]

I just realized the video I posted could be misunderstood as being New Orleans video.

The video I posted is of the subject related to the Jan pipe bombs.
New information is being released in that case at the same time.

Yesterday we heard of the glasses, so when I watched the Pipe bomb footage it appeared that someone putting on glasses could be a very real possibility.

Thanks for that I'll edit my post so I don't confuse anyone.

 

[Tiff23fr]

Jabbar video from a prior visit to New Orleans Oct 30/31, 2024 wearing glasses and riding bike

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Such online propaganda frequently blends religious rhetoric with narratives of personal empowerment and martyrdom. The psychological appeal of Islamic State group propaganda lies in its ability to offer disenfranchised individuals a sense of purpose, framing violence as a form of spiritual fulfillment and resistance against perceived oppression

New Orleans attacker’s apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights persistent threat of lone wolf terrorism

Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a white Ford F-150 pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Matthew Hinton/AFP via Getty Images by Sara Harmouch, American University The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the persistent...

newpittsburghcourier.com

How was this former Army soldier radicalized? The Telegraph reports that Jabbar was “visited by IS in his dreams.” He apparently made a series of video recordings prior to the attack. In one, he said he had several dreams telling him to join the Islamic State.

That Jabbar would take such a drastic step on the basis of dreams should not surprise us. Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad received the Qur’an from the angel Gabriel through dreams and visions. They believe that Allah continues to guide his people in this way today (Qur’an 30:23).

Jabbar’s attack in New Orleans is consistent with a radicalized corruption of Islam, claiming that America is part of an attack on the Muslim world and that Muslims are, therefore, required to attack Americans to defend Islam. This is notthe view of the vast majority of Muslims, but it does motivate the Islamic State, al Qaeda, and other jihadist groups around the world.

Topics - Crosswalk Headlines | Crosswalk.com

Read articles from Topics with breaking Christian news commentary and trending issues important to your faith.

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One month ago, America’s leading nonprofit addressing antisemitism released a sobering report warning of the threat of Islamist terrorism. “The dangers of Islamist extremism and terrorism cannot be ignored, even as the country also faces other significant terror threats, such as white supremacist mass shooters,” the Anti-Defamation League’s report read. Tragically, that report had to be updated last week to include an attack in New Orleans by Shamsud-Din Jabbar in which at least 14 people were killed and over 30 were injured.

During the attack, which took place on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Eve, Jabbar drove a rental truck that contained a flag of the Islamic State group (IS) into a crowd of revelers. The ADL described the incident as “the deadliest Islamist terror attack in the United States since the 2016 shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, which killed 49 people.”

The ADL report noted that an Egyptian citizen studying in Virginia had been arrested for allegedly planning a terror attack on the Israeli Consulate in New York City. The student “had praised Osama bin Laden and boasted about spreading Islamist propaganda online, including an ISIS-related video calling for the killing of Jews,” the report read.

New Orleans Attack Validates ADL’s Warnings About Islamist Extremism - The Media Line

One month ago, America’s leading nonprofit addressing antisemitism […]

themedialine.org

 

[sunspun]

I just realized the video I posted could be misunderstood as being New Orleans video.

The video I posted is of the subject related to the Jan pipe bombs.
New information is being released in that case at the same time.

Yesterday we heard of the glasses, so when I watched the Pipe bomb footage it appeared that someone putting on glasses could be a very real possibility.

The suspect in the pipebombs video looks female to me, at least in that video. Especially when they stand up on tippy-toes. I wonder if they were able to find and question the lady who walked by with her dog. They were almost face to face.

 

[Tiff23fr]

Was 2:32 a ruse? Jabbar appears to be waving.

 

[arielilane]

@BrianEntin

This is New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar wearing the Meta glasses he used to record the French Quarter ahead of the attack.Also surveillance video of him placing the coolers containing IEDs.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875972852937265640

On October 31, 2024, Jabbar recorded video from his Meta glasses as he rode a bicycle through the French Quarter.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875974665455403355

The New Orleans Police officers who shot and killed Jabbar saved a lot of lives. FBI says the transmitters in Jabbar's car would have worked to set off the IEDs -- but police shot and killed him before he could use the transmitter.

How many times has the New Orleans mayor mentioned the Super Bowl during this press conference.

Mayor of New Orleans says Bourbon Street barricades installed now are part of the "Super Bowl package."Locals I have spoken to are so sick of hearing about what is being done for the Super Bowl.

Mayor of New Orleans now talking at press conference. She says they are getting ready for the Super Bowl. Locals have told me they are frustrated by such constant focus on Super Bowl -- they wonder why there wasn't focus on New Years and Sugar Bowl.

Family assistance center in New Orleans will open at 1pm this afternoon.Assistance will be provided to families of victims -- and also center will be the place people can get their personal items left behind at the crime scene.


ATF says the IEDs Jabbar used were not unique.But he did not use the correct device to set it off -- which is indicative to his lack of experience, the ATF says.


ATF recovered Jabbar's rifle and a pistol.He bought them from a private seller in Texas.Private seller did not know Jabbar was radicalized or anything about him. Private gun sales are legal in Texas.


Jabbar set fire to the New Orleans AirBnB he was staying in.ATF says he was trying to burn the place down -- but it smothered itself before it spread to accelerants Jabbar spread.


Jabbar placed first IED in cooler at 12:53am in New Orleans.Bystander dragged the cooler a block. FBI does not believe that bystander is involved in attack. 2:20am Jabbar places second IED. 3:15am Jabbar mows over victims.


All reporting @BrianEntin 23 hours ago

 

[arielilane]

@BrianEntin


Latest update now from FBI on New Orleans terror attack:They believe suspect was radicalized online.FBI says these communications are difficult to track.


FBI says New Orleans terror suspect acted alone.They don't believe he had any help from people in the United States, but continue to look outside the US.


New Orleans terrorist Jabbar flew to Cairo, Egypt on June 22nd-July 3rd of 2023.Then flew to Ontario Canada.FBI looking into who he met with on those trips.Also traveled to New Orleans ahead of attack.He recorded video with Meta glasses traveling through the French Quarter.


Jabbar placed first IED in cooler at 12:53am in New Orleans.Bystander dragged the cooler a block.FBI does not believe that bystander is involved in attack.2:20am Jabbar places second IED.3:15am Jabbar mows over victims.


Jabbar set fire to the New Orleans AirBnB he was staying in.ATF says he was trying to burn the place down -- but it smothered itself before it spread to accelerants Jabbar spread.


ATF recovered Jabbar's rifle and a pistol.He bought them from a private seller in Texas.Private seller did not know Jabbar was radicalized or anything about him.Private gun sales are legal in Texas.


1/5/2025, all reporting @BrianEntin