Man behind New Year truck attack visited New Orleans twice before, says FBI

Shamsud-Din Jabbar. Picture: FBI/AP

The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 people had visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with hands-free glasses, an FBI official has said.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US citizen, also travelled to Cairo, Egypt, and Ontario, Canada, before the attack, although it is not clear whether those trips were connected to the attack, FBI deputy assistant director Christopher Raia said at a press conference.