NEW: The New Orleans terror attacker wore Meta smart glasses during the attack, according to the FBI.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 5, 2025
Investigators say Shamsud-Din Jabbar scouted the area during multiple trips to New Orleans before the attack.
Jabbar would film the area with his smart glasses as he rode a… pic.twitter.com/1VgVo0YwhW
TexasRebel said:aggiehawg said:That's new information. Fire extinguished itself? Hmm. Weird.Quote:
Jabbar had also set fire to a short-term rental house on Mandeville Street in New Orleans, where bomb-making materials were found, Friday's joint statement added, "in his effort to destroy it and other evidence of his crime."
The New Orleans Fire Department responded to the fire at around 5:18 a.m., after Jabbar had carried out the attack on Bourbon Street, but the fire had "extinguished itself" before spreading to other rooms, allowing for the "recovery of evidence, including pre-cursors for bomb making material and a privately made device suspected of being a silencer for a rifle," the statement said.
The agencies said in the statement that it was determined that Jabbar was the only person who could have set the fire.
A lot of building materials these days are fire resistant.
This. Appears to be a pretty deliberate wave, like he's making damn sure he's got someone's attention, then just leaves the cooler next to the trash can. Doesn't look like something he would do as any type of diversion...definitely looks like he's communicating with someone to me.bkag9824 said:
More curious about who he's waving to.
Was in the presser yesterday.tmaggie50 said:
Has the fire that put itself out in his house been confirmed by multiple outlets?
Link is on previously page of this thread for the full presser.Quote:
Joshua Jackson, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF New Orleans Field Division, addressed further details regarding the fire and explosive devices and the firearms found at the scene, including:
- Jabbar drove to New Orleans from Houston by himself, and throughout his time at the rental home, he was the only one seen coming and going from it.
- He left the home at 12:15 a.m. They know he set the fire before leaving because, at 12:17 a.m., the Nest thermostat converted from heating to cooling. During the entire time of his stay, the weather had been cold and the heat was running inside the residence. It changed shortly after he left because the thermostat indicated that the temperature was rising inside the residence.
- He used an open flame to start the fire in a linen closet area next to the washer and dryer in a closed-off hallway. He also set a half-gallon of accelerant (gasoline) in a plastic container in that hallway and poured accelerant in rooms throughout the house they believe in an effort to burn the house down and hide evidence of his crimes.
- As the fire grew in the closed-off area, it eventually ran out of oxygen/fuel and smothered itself before it could spread to the accelerants placed in the other rooms.
- At 5:18 a.m., neighbors smelled smoke in the air and contacted 911.
- The New Orleans Fire Department responded to the residence, put out the smoldering fire, and observed the bomb-making materials inside the house.
- Firearms involved included a semi-automatic pistol (9 mm) and a semi-automatic rifle (.308 caliber).
- The ATF made contact with an individual who completed a private sale of the rifle on November 19, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. They do not believe the individual knows Jabbar, knew that he was radicalized, or that an attack was imminent it was a chance encounter and a lawful private sale.
- Additionally, privately made "silencers" were recovered, and these are still being analyzed. One of these "silencers" was on the rifle Jabbar was using in an apparent attempt to muffle the sound of the rifle as he fired it. One was also recovered inside the rental home.
- The explosive material recovered at the Mandeville Street address was field-tested by bomb techs as "ARsault" (sp?), which is similar to RDX (readily available in the U.S.). The same field tests were performed at Jabbar's residence in Houston and tested as true RDX. The FBI lab will conduct additional tests of the material, which they believe will turn out to be commonly found explosives.
- The detonator on the devices was unique. Jabbar apparently did not have access to a detonator, so he used an "electric match" to set them off. In other words, the devices themselves were not novel; just the device used to detonate them was, which they attribute to his inexperience.
Remember when Google Glass was announced and the huge backlash over privacy concerns? The project was eventually canned.aggiedata said:
Wonder what's in the cooler he's wheeling around?NEW: The New Orleans terror attacker wore Meta smart glasses during the attack, according to the FBI.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 5, 2025
Investigators say Shamsud-Din Jabbar scouted the area during multiple trips to New Orleans before the attack.
Jabbar would film the area with his smart glasses as he rode a… pic.twitter.com/1VgVo0YwhW
McVeigh was caught because he was driving his car without a license plate. The devil is always in the details or the terrorist or both.LMCane said:
what is fascinating is that the Islamic terrorists often times have some decent intelligence and skills.
but then most of the time their actual operations fail and do not achieve their optimum scenario.
it's as if they can't brainstorm and plan for all kinds of outcomes, or be completely proficient in thinking through an issue from start to finish.
A line from the movie Bodyheat from Mickey Rourke's character, an arsonist to his lawyer, William Hurt.LMCane said:
what is fascinating is that the Islamic terrorists often times have some decent intelligence and skills.
but then most of the time their actual operations fail and do not achieve their optimum scenario.
it's as if they can't brainstorm and plan for all kinds of outcomes, or be completely proficient in thinking through an issue from start to finish.
You could be right about the finances. That still leaves the question why international travel? Seems he was most likely meeting someone or some organization.FriendlyAg said:You can be in financial ruin and cash everything out knowing you're not coming back. He had a job for a long time. He likely had a 401k, some assets, etc.Independence H-D said:
Questions....
It has been widely reported that this guy was in financial ruin. So, how did he afford trips to Egypt and Canada? How did he afford multiple trips to NOLA? How did he afford the Airbnb? How did he afford META glasses?
He had support from somewhere.....
If you're know you're going to die on a certain date and don't intend to leave any funds to anyone, you can use all of that to go where you need.
Or he asks his neighbors/community to borrow funds and he would pay them back.
richardag said:You could be right about the finances. That still leaves the question why international travel? Seems he was most likely meeting someone or some organization.FriendlyAg said:You can be in financial ruin and cash everything out knowing you're not coming back. He had a job for a long time. He likely had a 401k, some assets, etc.Independence H-D said:
Questions....
It has been widely reported that this guy was in financial ruin. So, how did he afford trips to Egypt and Canada? How did he afford multiple trips to NOLA? How did he afford the Airbnb? How did he afford META glasses?
He had support from somewhere.....
If you're know you're going to die on a certain date and don't intend to leave any funds to anyone, you can use all of that to go where you need.
Or he asks his neighbors/community to borrow funds and he would pay them back.
edit spelling
no doubt about itQuote:
That still leaves the question why international travel? Seems he was most likely meeting someone or some organization.
The universe doesn't want it to happen with 100% efficiency.LMCane said:
what is fascinating is that the Islamic terrorists often times have some decent intelligence and skills.
but then most of the time their actual operations fail and do not achieve their optimum scenario.
it's as if they can't brainstorm and plan for all kinds of outcomes, or be completely proficient in thinking through an issue from start to finish.
LMCane said:
what is fascinating is that the Islamic terrorists often times have some decent intelligence and skills.
but then most of the time their actual operations fail and do not achieve their optimum scenario.
it's as if they can't brainstorm and plan for all kinds of outcomes, or be completely proficient in thinking through an issue from start to finish.
ABATTBQ11 said:richardag said:You could be right about the finances. That still leaves the question why international travel? Seems he was most likely meeting someone or some organization.FriendlyAg said:You can be in financial ruin and cash everything out knowing you're not coming back. He had a job for a long time. He likely had a 401k, some assets, etc.Independence H-D said:
Questions....
It has been widely reported that this guy was in financial ruin. So, how did he afford trips to Egypt and Canada? How did he afford multiple trips to NOLA? How did he afford the Airbnb? How did he afford META glasses?
He had support from somewhere.....
If you're know you're going to die on a certain date and don't intend to leave any funds to anyone, you can use all of that to go where you need.
Or he asks his neighbors/community to borrow funds and he would pay them back.
edit spelling
He said he joined isis. He probably met with someone while in Egypt for some kind of indoctrination/training, but that doesn't mean he had accomplices here.
Honestly, I'm more curious on where he got the RDX. AFAIK, you can't just buy that stuff.
Disagree with that. Terrorists are more multilingual, especially if they are recruiters for sleeper cells that are unaware of the other members of the cell, until activated.Quote:
He was raised in the US, where was he born and was Arabic spoken in the home? I ask because from what I see the Islamist websites that spout the terrorist crap are in Arabic and any people he likely met would speak Arabic.
aggiehawg said:Disagree with that. Terrorists are more multilingual, especially if they are recruiters for sleeper cells that are unaware of the other members of the cell, until activated.Quote:
He was raised in the US, where was he born and was Arabic spoken in the home? I ask because from what I see the Islamist websites that spout the terrorist crap are in Arabic and any people he likely met would speak Arabic.
Best I can tell his family were American born but converted to Islam when he was young.Quote:
What do we know about his family Nationality though? I have missed any info on that. Did they emigrate from overseas or is his family homegrown Nation of Islam Muslims?
Yep, regardless of what the fbi says, he appears to not be working alone. That was a wave of "noted".El Gallo Blanco said:This. Appears to be a pretty deliberate wave, like he's making damn sure he's got someone's attention, then just leaves the cooler next to the trash can. Doesn't look like something he would do as any type of diversion...definitely looks like he's communicating with someone to me.bkag9824 said:
More curious about who he's waving to.
In an article I posted from the NYT, it said his father converted to Islam. It also stated his mother remained Christian.aggiehawg said:Best I can tell his family were American born but converted to Islam when he was young.Quote:
What do we know about his family Nationality though? I have missed any info on that. Did they emigrate from overseas or is his family homegrown Nation of Islam Muslims?
Agree. The ever common "lone wolf" claim to divert from the coordinate plotting seems doubtful.RGLAG85 said:Yep, regardless of what the fbi says, he appears to not be working alone. That was a wave of "noted".El Gallo Blanco said:This. Appears to be a pretty deliberate wave, like he's making damn sure he's got someone's attention, then just leaves the cooler next to the trash can. Doesn't look like something he would do as any type of diversion...definitely looks like he's communicating with someone to me.bkag9824 said:
More curious about who he's waving to.
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - FBI Houston confirms that a "court-authorized law enforcement activity" was conducted at a storage facility on Monday night in relation to the New Orleans attack.
The operation was conducted in the 11900 block of Walters Road, about a mile away from Shamsud-Din Jabbar's Houston-area home.
The FBI did not say what they were looking for but said "there was, and is, no threat to public safety at this time in relation to that activity."
The scene was cleared around midnight.
