Federal law enforcement is investigating two trips the attacker made in 2023, one to Cairo, Egypt, and another to Ontario, Canada, for clues about his radicalization. The FBI also released video showing him using Meta glasses to scope out Bourbon Street and the French Quarter before the New Year's Day attack.
We're learning new details about where a terrorist traveled before the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured dozens.Federal law enforcement says the man used a high-tech tool to scope out Bourbon Street prior to the attack.One of the questions still unanswered in all this is how the attacker became radicalized in the first place.The FBI says they are looking into two specific trips he took in 2023, which could provide some insight.
RELATED STORY | President Biden, first lady make solemn visit to New Orleans following deadly terror attack'For the past several years, the FBI has provided intelligence to our law enforcement partners highlighting that Isis calls for vehicle ramming attacks,' said Christopher Raia, FBI deputy assistant director. 'This is a tactic that has been used for many years to conduct deadly attacks on U.S. soil, and in other countries.
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