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FBI Says New Orleans Attack Suspect 'Lone Wolf' Terrorist, No Links With Tesla Blast

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The suspect in terrorist attack in New Orleans, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, acted as a "lone wolf" terrorist, and the US authorities do not see links with the Tesla blast at the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said on Thursday.
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We do not assess at this point that anyone else is involved in this attack except for Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the subject you’ve already been briefed on," Raia told reporters.
He added that the FBI does not see connections between the attack in New Orleans and the explosion in Las Vegas.
Raia reiterated that the law enforcement nave interviewed "many people" who know Jabbar and continue talking with others.
"Be clear, again: we do not believe at this point these people are involved in this incident in any way. We want to speak to them as witnesses, and want to know what they saw, and when," he added.
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