An Assistant Special Agent in Charge with the FBI, Alethea Duncan, made a controversial statement claiming the New Year's truck attack in New Orleans was not a terrorist event. The statement contradicts the evidence, including an ISIS flag found on the attacker's truck, and was met with widespread criticism. The FBI has yet to respond to inquiries about potential disciplinary action.
Will the FBI discipline or fire the assistant special agent in charge who falsely claimed that the horrific New Year’s truck attack in New Orleans was “not a terrorist event?” The agency has yet to respond to repeated inquiries and massive criticism.
New Orleans field office Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alethea Duncan made the controversial statement during a press briefing shortly after a 42-year-old Army veteran and Texas native drove a truck into a crowd of celebrators on Bourbon Street early January 1 in a rented truck with an ISIS flag on the back. “This is not a terrorist event. Uh, what it is right now, is there are improvised explosive devices that was found. Um, and we are working on confirming if it’s a viable device or not,” Duncan said. ABC News reported that Jabbar placed IEDs around the Bourbon Street area before changing into different clothes and carrying out the devastating attack, whether they malfunctioned or Jabbar did not attempt to set them off is unclear. After the radical Islamist mowed down over a dozen innocent New Year’s partiers, he got out of the truck and opened fire on police officers with a rifle before he was killed by return fire. At least two officers were injured, one via gunfire and one by the truck, authorities told the outlet. Despite Duncan’s claim that the event was not a terrorist attack, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell (D) described it as one during the same press conference. Social media users also pointed out that the FBI had already viewed the crime scene, which included the ISIS flag on the back of Jabbar’s rented truck, yet they were claiming that it was not an act of terrorism. The FBI backtracked on Duncan’s claims, rightfully referring to Jabbar’s actions as the “Bourbon Street Terrorist Attack”
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