Deputy Assistant Christopher Raia from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counterterrorism Section made a statement to journalists on the subject.
Raia stated that there was “no definitive connection” between the vehicle attack in New Orleans and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck vehicle outside the “Trump International” hotel in Las Vegas.
Emphasizing that the authorities “did not exclude this possibility,” Raia also said that the investigation was still early and that no possibility regarding the details of the incident had been ruled out.
“WE ARE SURE THERE IS NO ACCEPTANCE”
Regarding the allegations that 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar from the US state of Texas, who carried out a vehicle attack in New Orleans, was a possible accomplice, Raia said, “We are sure that there is no accomplice at this point. We do not think that anyone other than Shamsud Din Jabbar was involved in this attack.” he said.
“There is no indication through call logs, interviews, anything in our systems that anyone was assisted in this attack,” Raia said. he said.
USA ENTERED THE NEW YEAR WITH ATTACKS
15 people died and 35 people were injured when a vehicle crashed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans in the early hours of the new year.
American officials announced that the attacker who was killed in a gunfight with the police was a 42-year-old US citizen and former soldier named “Shamsud Din Jabbar” from the state of Texas.
On the first day of the new year, a Tesla brand vehicle exploded and burned in front of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas, and it was stated that 1 person died and 7 people were injured.
American businessman Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, claimed on his social media account that there may be a connection between the events, pointing out that the vehicle used in the attack in New Orleans and the Tesla that caught fire in front of Trump’s hotel were rented from the same place.
Source: www.star.com.tr
