Shamsud-Din Jabbar

  • Pope Francis has said he is “deeply saddened” to learn of the “loss of life and injury” in the New Orleans attack. In a telegram, sent to Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans, the Pope assured the entire city of his “spiritual closeness”. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of state of Vatican City, said in a statement:…

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  • Officials have been keen to emphasise how Islamic State inspired the deadly rampage of suspected New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar. At a news conference a little earlier, the FBI detailed how he’d posted several social media videos expressing his support for the terror group hours before he killed 14 people in the city. He had…

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