News New details behind 'evil' New Orleans attack emerge after 'three men and a woman' caught 'placing explosives' on CCTV

James Saunders

Guest Reporter
"Three men and a woman" have been caught on CCTV placing an improvised explosive device ahead of last night's "evil" truck attack in New Orleans, according to US media.

A Louisiana State Police bulletin circulated between law enforcement officials said that the four had been seen on surveillance footage laying down the devices before at least 10 revellers were killed in the opening moments of 2025.



The driver, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was killed at the scene in a police shootout - and officials had warned he may have been acting in concert with others.

After the attack, investigators found weapons and a potential explosive device in the vehicle, and other potential explosive devices were found in the French Quarter, the FBI said.


\u200bThe scene in New Orleans after the horror New Year's Day attack




The police bulletin also said the devices had been concealed within coolers and wired for remote detonation, and that a remote control was found in Jabbar's vehicle.

But Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry became visibly angry when asked about how confident officials were that Jabbar did not act alone, saying, "Why would we tell you?"

Local police chief Anne Kirkpatrick told reporters today that "this is not just an act of terrorism, this is evil".

She had said earlier: "He was hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did."


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While FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alethea Duncan said: "We do not believe that Jabbar was solely responsible.

"We are aggressively running down every lead, including those of his known associates."

A flag of terror group Isis - behind a string of violent attacks across the world in recent years - had been flown from Jabbar's rented vehicle.

Asked how many potential accomplices the FBI was looking into, Duncan said it was a "range of suspects" and urged anyone who had contact with Jabbar in the previous 72 hours to contact authorities.


CCTV footage of New Orleans attack


And the four suspects on CCTV isn't the only alarming footage to have come from the New Orleans attack.

Security camera footage from Canal Street in the Louisiana city showed a white pickup truck careering around a police barricade as Jabbar started his attack.

The driver skirted past makeshift barriers and ploughed into pedestrians - injuring dozens and killing at least 10.

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