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Victim in New Orleans Attack Linked to British Royals

Tiggy Legge-Bourke's stepson was among those killed

(Newser) - Among the 14 people killed in the New Year's attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans was a man with links to the British royals. Edward Pettifer, 31, is the stepson of Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who served as the "beloved" nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry from 1993...

Driver Wore Smart Glasses During New Orleans Attack: FBI

Meta technology would have allowed livestreaming of the carnage

(Newser) - The man who drove through a New Orleans crowd, killing 14 people and injuring at least 35, was wearing smart glasses during the attack but did not activate them, an FBI official said Sunday. "Meta glasses appear to look like regular glasses, but they allow a user to record...

New Orleans Attacker Had Explosives Transmitter: FBI

Authorities say Shamsud-Din Jabbar planted two bombs on Bourbon Street

(Newser) - Investigators believe the man who killed 14 people in an apparent terrorist attack in New Orleans planned even more devastation. NBC News reports the FBI and ATF said Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, who plowed a pickup truck through a crowded street early New Year's Day, also planned to use a...

Protective Posts Weren't in Place on Bourbon Street

Vehicle bollards are being replaced ahead of the Super Bowl

(Newser) - Possibly adding to the New Year's tragedy in New Orleans was the fact that vehicle bollards, the protective posts that often line pedestrian areas to block vehicles from accessing them, were not in place when a driver plowed into a crowd of revelers , killing 15. According to the Washington ...

Bourbon Street Musicians, Sugar Bowl Teams Play On

Band plays 'I'll Fly Away' for victims of New Year's attack

(Newser) - Visitors and musicians returned on Thursday afternoon to Bourbon Street for the first time since a pickup truck plowed into the holiday crowd in New Orleans' French Quarter, killing 15 people . About a mile away, college football fans belatedly filled the Superdome to watch Notre Dame and Georgia square off...

Trump Blames Border Policies for Making US Less Safe

President-elect says his warnings about 'radical Islamic terrorism' have come true

(Newser) - President-elect Trump on Thursday doubled down on his assertion that President Biden's border policies have made the US less safe, reports the Hill . His social media posts come amid the investigations into the truck attack in New Orleans and the detonation a Tesla outside a Trump hotel in Las...

FBI: We Think New Orleans Attacker Acted Alone

Agency also has found no link to the Vegas explosion hours later

(Newser) - The FBI delivered a big update in its New Orleans investigation Thursday morning:
  • It now thinks suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone. "We're confident, at this point, that there are no accomplices," said Christopher Raia of the FBI's counterterrorism division, reports the New York Times .
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Authorities Investigate Possible New Orleans, Vegas Link

NBC reports authorities looking into whether suspects had a military connection

(Newser) - As twin investigations continue into Wednesday's truck attack in New Orleans and the detonation of a Tesla in Las Vegas, NBC News reports that authorities are investigating whether the suspects in both cases have a military connection. However, authorities stress it's too early to draw any conclusions about...

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