The NEW Orleans killings..!

(Matthew/AFP-Getty images)

In the French Quarter near Bourbon Street of New York of America, a three-ton pickup truck driven by a suspect, Shamsud Jabbar, has killed 15 people and injured dozens of people by plowing through the holiday crowd at 3:16 am (local time) of the New Year day.

above image sources_https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-01/250101-new-orleans-crash-ew-908a-e75857.jpg

Once the police began attempting to stop the culprit, he fired towards them in resistance. Eventually, the police managed to kill him. He was a 42 year old American citizen and army service veteran who worked in Afghanistan from 2015 to 2017. He studied at Georgia university for the degree of computer information systems.

The suspect: Jabbar.

above image source_https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/c72a/live/c67976d0-c8f0-11ef-94cb-5f844ceb9e30.jpg.webp

According to the FBI, they suspect this is was a terrorist attack. These terrorists have been apparently trying to attack in America for a long time and New Year’s day was seemingly the target for their attacks. Many of their attacks have been carried out close to the New Years holidays. Even New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) was alerted to be wary of a terrorist attack in NZ, which remains a realistic possibility following an annual review of the National Terrorism Threat Intelligence Service.

In 2002 a Bali bombing which occurred on the 12th of October, 2002, killed hundreds of people in a tourist district in Bali. The unfortunate case is, terrorists often target unarmed civilians, including children.

[Our deepest condolences to the families of the victims, and hopes to those who were harmed to be able to heal in time. This was a terrible event which has left scars on society worldwide – Lanka Power News]

Ranjana Senanayake.