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Context
Driver in New Orleans terrorist attack acted alone and was ‘100% inspired by ISIS,’ FBI says Shamsud-Din Jabbar originally planned to hurt his family and friends but pivoted when he felt news headlines wouldn’t focus on the 'war between the believers and the disbelievers,' the FBI said.
(NBC) The driver behind the deadly New Year’s terrorist attack in New Orleans posted videos online proclaiming his support for the Islamic State terrorist group before he rammed his truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street, killing at least 14, […]
Legal
American passenger recalls trying to kill train attacker
(AP) One of three Americans acclaimed as heroes for tackling an alleged Islamic State gunman aboard a Paris-bound train testified Friday that he tried to kill the man who stormed into their passenger car with an arsenal of weapons. Alek Skarlatos, 28, […]
Interfaith
Man ‘expressed wish to kill Jews,’ court hears
(BBC) A man accused of planning a terror attack “regularly expressed a wish to kill Jews,” a jury has been told. Jordan Richardson, 21, of Oliver Close, Howden, East Yorkshire, has been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of an act […]