FBI Releases Chilling Footage of ISIS Terrorist Scouting on Bourbon Street [WATCH]

The FBI has released unsettling footage from ISIS terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s scouting trip to New Orleans ahead of his deadly New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street.

Jabbar, who used Meta smart glasses to record his movements during the reconnaissance trip, later wore the same glasses while carrying out the attack, which left 14 people dead and dozens wounded.

NEW: The New Orleans terror attacker wore Meta smart glasses during the attack, according to the FBI.

Investigators say Shamsud-Din Jabbar scouted the area during multiple trips to New Orleans before the attack.

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FBI Reveals Chilling Footage of ISIS Terrorist Scouting Bourbon Street…

The FBI has released unsettling footage from ISIS terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s scouting trip to New Orleans ahead of his deadly New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street.

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On January 1, Jabbar drove a rented truck into the crowded Bourbon Street area, targeting tourists and revelers.

While the vehicular attack claimed multiple lives, officials revealed that Jabbar had also planted several improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the French Quarter.

These bombs were rigged with remote detonators and concealed in plastic coolers.

The FBI credited New Orleans police officers for preventing further casualties by neutralizing Jabbar before he could trigger the bombs.

“We believe that the transmitter would have functioned and would have worked, but for New Orleans PD putting him down before he could get access to that transmitter and set off the devices,” said Joshua Jackson, Special Agent in Charge for the New Orleans Field Division.

Investigators disclosed that the bombs were built using a rare explosive compound, marking the first time the material had been used in a terrorist attack in the U.S. or Europe.

The FBI has not identified the substance or detailed how Jabbar, a former military member, acquired the expertise to construct the devices.

Authorities also released additional footage showing Jabbar planting the bombs hours before the attack.

The IEDs were equipped with makeshift remote detonators fashioned from electric matches and hobby switches.

Shortly before the attack, Jabbar uploaded a series of videos to Facebook in which he pledged allegiance to ISIS and declared his intention to wage war against nonbelievers.

The FBI continues to investigate Jabbar’s activities leading up to the attack, including multiple trips to New Orleans.

According to FBI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil, Jabbar traveled from his Houston home to New Orleans twice in the months before the attack: once on October 30 and again on November 10.

“We are still piecing together the details of that [November] trip,” Myrthil said.

On December 31, just one day before the attack, security cameras captured Jabbar visiting multiple gun stores in Texas, where he purchased the firearm used to engage police after his truck crashed.

In addition to his trips to New Orleans, investigators confirmed that Jabbar traveled internationally and domestically in the months leading up to the attack.

He visited Egypt in late June 2023, followed by a trip to Ontario, Canada, in July, and another to Tampa, Florida.

Sixteen of Jabbar’s victims remain hospitalized, with eight in critical condition in intensive care units.

Two police officers were also injured during the shootout that ultimately ended Jabbar’s rampage.

The FBI’s investigation remains active, with officials working to determine how Jabbar acquired his materials, planned the attack, and coordinated his actions over the months leading up to the incident.

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