The man who is suspected of committing the New Years Day vehicle-ramming attack in New Orleans searched online for information about the Christmas market car-ramming attack in Germany, just hours before carrying out his own attack on Bourbon Street, according to the FBI.

The FBI said an initial review of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, showed that the man conducted extensive online research into New Orleans before the rampage.

Before Shamsud-Din Jabbar attacked Bourbon Street in New Orleans, the FBI says he researched the city, reading up on recent shootings and a vehicle attack in Germany.

Jabbar also searched for past shootings in New Orleans, the city’s famous Mardi Gras celebration and even how to access a balcony on the famed Bourbon Street.

Before plowing a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 14 people, the man who carried out the Islamic State group-inspired attack had researched how to access a balcony on the city's famed Bourbon Street and looked up information about a similar recent attack at a Christmas market in Germany,

Recent vehicle ramming attacks in New Orleans and Germany have reignited discussions on pedestrian safety and hostile vehicle mitigation in urban environments. These tragic events underscore the importance of proactive measures to protect public spaces.

The man who drove a rented pickup truck into a Bourbon Street crowd in the early hours of New Year’s Day looked into how to access balconies

New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din jabbar went to ... he searched for information about the car that rammed into a Christian market in Germany in December in which five people were killed and ...

Shamsud Din-Jabbar drove his truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street early on New Year’s Day. He was killed in a shootout with police. The FBI described it as a terrorist attack.

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