New Orleans attack came as officials warned of an escalating threat of international terrorism

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New Orleans attack came as officials warned of an escalating threat of international terrorism
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The truck attack in New Orleans by an Army veteran inspired by the Islamic State group unfolded amid months of warnings by officials about a resurgent terrorism threat.

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A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of people, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2025. The FBI said they recovered an Islamic State group flag, which is black with white lettering, from the vehicle. killed more than 140 people at a Russian concert hallin New Orleans.

The New Orleans attack that killed 14 is thought to be the deadliest IS-inspired assault on U.S. soil since ainside a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, by a gunman who professed allegiance to the group's then-leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. That shooting occurred at a time when the FBI was racing to disrupt a surge in plots by “lone wolves" who were drawn to act by Islamic State propaganda or even to travel to the group's so-called caliphate in Syria and Iraq.

The terrorism threat is set to be inherited in just over two weeks by Trump and an FBI that's bracing for a dramatic leadership change with the. Patel has long been skeptical of the FBI's use of its national security powers and has spoken of breaking off the bureau's “intel shops” from the rest of its crime-fighting activities. It's unclear how the New Orleans attack might affect any plans he has if confirmed to the post.

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