New Orleans terrorist suspect’s brother says ‘radicalization’ sparked attacks
The brother of a suspected terrorist accused of ramming a truck on New Orleans’ crowded Bourbon Street discussed his brother’s religious background in a recent interview and said the attack was an example of “radicalization.”
Abdur Jabbar, 24, told The New York Times in an interview in Beaumont, Texas, where he and Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, grew up. The suspect, who is now deceased, was raised Christian but converted to Islam.
“As far as I know, he was a Muslim most of his life,” his brother told The Times.
“What he did does not represent Islam,” he added. “It’s more about some type of radicalization than it is about religion.”
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Photo of Shamsuddin Jabbar released by the FBI. (FBI)
The FBI said Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas, drove a rented Ford pickup truck loaded with ISIS flags, weapons and potential improvised explosive devices (IEDs). ), rushed into the New Year revelry crowd. Authorities said other potential improvised explosive devices were also located in the French Quarter.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. Army veteran who had recently held a six-figure job, fired at law enforcement officers, who returned fire and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Aerial image of New Orleans attack suspect’s home in Houston. (Cliff)
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Shamsuddin-Jabbar was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and was deployed to Afghanistan, the Times reported, citing court documents.
The U.S. Army stated that Shamsud-Din Jabbar worked primarily as an information technology specialist and retired from the Army Reserves in 2020 with the rank of sergeant.
Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the Houston home of a New Orleans attack suspect. (Cliff)
Shamsuddin Jabbar was married twice and divorced twice. According to the Times, he has two daughters, aged 15 and 20, with his first wife, Nakedra Charrlle Marsh.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar has been behaving erratically and “cutting his hair like crazy” in recent months after converting to Islam, her new husband Dwayne Marsh said , they no longer let him be with his daughters.
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Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s brother said the suspect was also the father of a 6-year-old son.
