posts, uploading videos and supporting isis ideology online, social media, the idea is that if shamsud—dinjabbare attack shamsud—dinjabbar engaged in the attack in order to spread a message, targeting civilians, thenit message, targeting civilians, then it is terrorism. the bar is relatively low in a case like this because it is easy when you see an isis flag, the difficult thing is ascertaining whether he was merely inspired or actually directed by isis and my guess would be inspired because isis is an extremely weak position right now and it looks like killalea some of the attacks we saw in 2016, when isis was at its height in syria and iraq. isis was at its height in syria and iraq-— isis was at its height in syria and iran. ~ ., . ., and iraq. we now have the name ofthe and iraq. we now have the name of the attacker, _ and iraq. we now have the name of the attacker, 42-year-old - of the attacker, 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbar, a us army veteran, it surprise you? hot veteran, it surprise you? not necessarily- _ veteran, it surprise you? not necessarily. we _ veteran, it surprise you? iirrt ne

—year—old shamsud dinjabbar, a us born citizen from texas.ears to be rented, and we are working to confirm how the subject came into possession of this vehicle. an isis leg was located on the trailer hitch of the vehicle, and the fbi is working to determine the subject possible potential associations and affiliations with a terrorist organisation. weapons and potential improvised explosive devices were located in the subject's vehicle. other potential ied these were also located in the french quarter. as of now, two ied have been found and rendered say. the fbi special agent bomb technicians as well as our local law enforcement partners have been working to determine if any of these devices are viable and they will work to render those devices say. the fbi, we are working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism. we are aggressively running down all of the leaves to identify the possible subject's associates. we are working to ensure that there is no further threat. we do not believe that shamsud dinjabbar was solely respo

shamsud—dinjabbar, he is a former football player at princeton university.niversity. he graduated in 2021 and worked at a trader, his death was confirmed by princeton university. he said there was no more appropriate nickname, he was a tiger in every way, a ferocious player his brother paid tribute alongside a news article saying love you always brother. another of the victims was reggie hunter, a father of two from baton rouge. he was a store manager, his death was confirmed to cbs news by his cousin. his family told the media that after finishing work on new year's eve he decided to head to bourbon street on a win to celebrate with his cousin. it is described as full of life. he wished them a happy new year. this was another of the victims, nicole perez, a motherfrom louisiana, she was celebrating new year with friends, herfriend and boss celebrating new year with friends, her friend and boss at the deli store called her a dedicated, smart and good hearted person. she was described as beautiful and full of life. she was a mother to a four—year—old boy and

shamsud—dinjabbar, does that fit the profile you would expect? ., �* , expect? i don't know. but first of all, thanks _ expect? i don't know. but first of all, thanks for _ expect? i don't know. but first of all, thanks for having - expect? i don't know. but first of all, thanks for having me. l of all, thanks for having me. i'm not surprised by it, and it seems pretty consistent with what we have seen in the past regarding some kind of online radicalisation of an individual and taking these kind of steps, it is pretty consistent with what we have seen in the past. the security services have long warned about home—grown terrorists and radicalisation, so are their questions about how that approach has looked at those key areas over the last few months, few years? it is extremely — few months, few years? it is extremely difficult, - few months, few years? it is extremely difficult, and - few months, few years? it 3 extremely difficult, and that is what you are seeing play out not just is what you are seeing play out notjust in this incident but cou

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the fbi identified the attacker as 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbar — a us citizen and army veteran fromrved in afghanistan. he was killed in a shootout with police in which two officers were injured. authorities say the attack was an act of terrorism, and believe jabbar wasn't the only one responsible. this picture from social media, checked by our bbc verify team, shows heavily armed officers — surrounding a pick—up truck — directly after the attack. an is flag for was found in the vehicle — along with potential explosive devices. from new orleans, tom bateman reports. shamsud—dinjabbar, now the focus of an intensive fbi investigation, the man believed to be responsible for this new year's day attack. just after 3am chaos unfolds. the first signs of panic as police race to the scene. what they find, much of which is too graphic to show, is the immediate aftermath of a ramming attack. this is where the attack began. that white pick—up truck moving down this street towards the direction we are in, slowly at first, before getting to the junction here with bourbon street, this very famous

crowd in new orleans in the early hours of new year's day has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbar citizen and army veteran from texas. at least 15 people have died. dozens more have been injured. the attacker was killed in a shoot—out with police officers. two of those officers were injured. authorities say the attack was an act of terrorism, and jabbar wasn't the only one responsible. these images shared by earthcam show a group of police officers running toward the scene. and this picture from social media, checked by our team at bbc verify, shows law enforcement, many heavily armed, surrounding a white pick—up truck in the aftermath of the incident. an islamic state group flag was found in the vehicle along with potential explosive devices. local officials say that ensuring safety for all residents and tourists in the area is now a top priority. our correspondent tom bateman has the lastest from new orleans. new orleans at new year's eve. this part of the city is its best known, a tourism and nightlife hotspot. just after 3am, chaos unfolds. the first signs of panic as police r

we know that 15 people are dead, the authorities confirming that one of those included shamsud—dinjabbarimself, himself and shamsud—dinjabbar himself, himself and 1a others he killed. we also understand now that 139 people have injuries serious enough that they are still being treated in one of the several of this city's many hospitals. the several of this city's many hospitals-_ the several of this city's many hositals. ., 1, ., hospitals. tom bateman there with the latest from _ hospitals. tom bateman there with the latest from new— hospitals. tom bateman there with the latest from new orleans, - hospitals. tom bateman there with | the latest from new orleans, thank you. cold weather health alerts have been issued for large parts of the uk as tempertatu res plummet. snow and ice is forecast over the weekend — while people are still working to clear up the damage caused by floods in the last few days as danny savage reports. most of the water has drained away so today was about starting the clear up. carolyn is a volunteer at this church and cafe in warrington. she's seen it flood befor

we do not believe that shamsud dinjabbar was solely responsible.wn every lead including those of his... fist including those of his... at that same _ including those of his... at that same news conference, the mayor latoya cantrell gave this updates... m? mayor latoya cantrell gave this updates- - -_ updates... my priority will continue _ updates... my priority will continue to _ updates... my priority will continue to be _ updates... my priority will continue to be that - updates... my priority will continue to be that the i updates... my priority will- continue to be that the victims that remain on bob and street now will be serviced and moved as soon as possible. as stated, the fbi is in charge of this investigation and are doing everything necessary to make this happen. i have gone to the hospital, along with chief kirkpatrick to visit our police officers, and considering their injuries, they are doing well. as i mentioned, this investigation is ongoing and the fbi remained the lead in the fbi remained the lead in the investigation. it is an act

we do not believe that shamsud dinjabbar was solely responsible.iates. the fbi has confirmed officers shot and killed the suspect — the suspect was an us veteran. and, the local sugar bowl college football game has been postponed following the attack. and, the owner of tesla, elon musk says an explosion of one of its cybertrucks outside the trump hotel in las vegas was caused by either a bomb orfireworks — police say one person has died. we've just had an update from the new orleans coroner, who has confirmed that the number of people killed in the attack has risen from ten to 15. the man suspected of carrying out an attack on new years revellers has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud dinjabbar — a us army veteran from texas. a flag of the group calling itself the islamic state group was found in the pick—up truck which the suspect drove

the subject has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud dinjabbar, a us—born citizen from texas.k—up truck, which appears to be rented, and we are working to confirm how the subject became in possession of this vehicle. an isis flag was located on the trailer hitch of the vehicle, and the fbi is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organisations. we are working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism. we are aggressively running down all the leads to identify the possible subject's associates. we're working to ensure that there is no further threat. we do not believe that jabbar was solely responsible. we are simply running down every lead, including those of his known associates. the mayor of new orleans, latoya cantrell, gave this update about what's happening in the city. that was at the same news conference. my priority will continue to be to ensure that victims that remain on bourbon street now will be serviced and removed as soon as possible. but as stated, the fbi is in charge of this investigation a

investigators now say the suspect shamsud—dinjabbar suspect shamsud—din jabbar acted alone, suspect shamsud—dinjabbarcle through a crowd of revellers and planting at least two explosive nearby. authorities have given the all clear part bourbon street is filled with fresh security measures, including newly placed barricades guarding against a future attack. but too late to prevent the last one. everyone is a little bit — prevent the last one. everyone is a little bit on _ prevent the last one. everyone is a little bit on edge, - prevent the last one. everyone is a little bit on edge, i - is a little bit on edge, i think everyone is super appreciative to be here and for everyone to still be out, either they just went to something traumatic. people don't want — something traumatic. people don't want to _ something traumatic. people don't want to sit _ something traumatic. people don't want to sit inside, - something traumatic. people don't want to sit inside, they | don't want to sit inside, they are trying _ don't want to sit inside, they are trying to enjoy having drinks, _ are trying to enjoy having

the driver has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbar — a us citizen and army veteran fromwho served in afghanistan. he was shot dead by police shortly after the attack — which authorities say was a terrorist act. an is flag was found on the vehicle — along with potential explosive devices. the fbi says it doesn't think the driver was "solely responsible". the attack targeted a busy street in the central �*french quarter�* of new orleans, where crowds were out celebrating new year. from there, tom bateman reports. shamsud—dinjabbar, now the focus of an intensive fbi investigation, the man believed to be responsible for this new year's day attack. just after 3am chaos unfolds. the first signs of panic as police race to the scene. what they find, much of which is too graphic to show, is the immediate aftermath of a ramming attack. this is where the attack began. that white pick—up truck moving down this street towards the direction we are in, slowly at first, before getting to the junction here with bourbon street, this very famous thoroughfare in the historic part of new orl

we do not believe that shamsud dinjabbar was solely responsible.fbi has confirmed officers shot and killed the suspect — who was an us military veteran. and, the local sugar bowl college football game has been postponed following the attack. we will have more from new orleans in a moment, but first one person has died and seven others have been injured after a tesla cybertruck exploded outside a hotel owned by donald trump. the person who died was inside the vehicle, which was outside the hotel, clark county fire department officials and las vegas metropolitan police said. the cause of the fire is still currently unclear. in a post on the social media x, the ceo of tesla motors, elon musk, has said the whole tesla senior team

we do not believe shamsud dinjabbar was fully responsible.sible.— was fully responsible. we are aggressively _ was fully responsible. we are aggressively running - was fully responsible. we are aggressively running down i was fully responsible. we are i aggressively running down every was fully responsible. we are - aggressively running down every lead including those of his known associates. in the next half hour, we'll bring you eyewitness accounts, the latest information from the city, and analysis from security experts. the man who drove into a large crowd in new orleans in the early hours of new year's day has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud dinjabbar — a us citizen and army veteran from texas. at least 15 people have died. dozens more have been injured. the attacker was killed in a shoot—out with police officers. two of those officers were injured. authorities say the attack was an act of terrorism, and jabbar wasn't the only one responsible. these images shared by earthcam, show a group of police officers running toward the scen

the driver has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbar — a us citizen and army veteran fromhad served in afghanistan. the fbi has said it doesn't think he was "solely responsible". he was shot dead by police shortly after the attack — which authorities say they're investigating as a terrorist act. an is flag was found on the vehicle — along with potential explosive devices. these pictures arrived in the last few minutes from the search of his house in pasadena. the attack targetted a busy street in the central french quarter of new orleans, where crowds were out celebrating new year. from there, our correspondent tom bateman has this report. shamsud—dinjabbar — now the focus of an intensive fbi investigation, the man believed to be responsible for this new year's day attack. just after 3am, chaos unfolds. the first signs of panic as police race to the scene. what they find, much of which is too graphic to show, is the immediate aftermath of a ramming attack. this is where the attack began. that white pick—up truck moving down this street towards the direction we are in, slow

the question the fbi is seeking to anwer, is why the man involved, shamsud—dinjabbar, a veteran who hadring his support for islamic state militants. at a press conference earlier, investigators say they have been busy building up a better picture of events, which they do now believe to be a premeditated act of terrorism. but on the information they currently have, they do not believe jabbar was working with anyone else. at this point, currently, and this is another position, another factor want to be clear on. we do not assess at this point that anyone else was involved in this attack except for shamsud—dinjabbar, the subject you've already been briefed on. jabbar had rented the truck on the turo app two days before the attack. he drove it from texas to new orleans, and in the early hours of new year's day before the attack he recorded five videos in which he said he had joined isis in the summer. two improvised explosive devises were identified by the fbi which jabber had placed in coolers in the area just a few hours before the attack. joining me now is director of the national counte

shamsud—dinjabbar drove a pick—up truck into large crowds gathered in the city's french quarter beforeice officers shot him dead amid a firefight. the fbi says they conducted hundreds of interviews and combed through the suspect�*s social media profiles. tom bateman has more from new orleans. the first moments before a deadly rampage. a planned attack unleashed in just seconds. and the narrowest of escapes for some. the fbi probe is now focusing on shamsud—dinjabbar, an american born in texas, who spent more than a decade in the us military, including a year—long deployment to afghanistan. so i'm born and raised in beaumont, texas, and now live in houston. and i've been here all my life. in 2020, he posted this video of himself pitching his services as an estate agent and it specialist, who, he said, had learned the meaning of great service in the army. police are now searching his texas home, saying a priority is to examine his laptops and devices for clues. the fbi says he posted videos to facebook before the attack. in the first video, jabbar explains he originally planned to harm h

shamsud dinjabbar hired a pick up truck and drove it at high sped into large crowds in the city's frenchore he was shot dead. an islamic state flag was found on the back seat. bbc verify has been piecing together video to tell us more about how it unfolded. from verify, here's jake horton. this is the moment the attack in new orleans began at around 3:15am local time on the 1st of january. you can see a white pick—up truck swerve around a stationary police car. the truck then sped onto the kerb before accelerating down bourbon street, in the heart of the city's french quarter, which was bustling with people celebrating new year's. what followed were scenes of chaos and carnage. police have named the suspect as us citizen shamseddin jabbour, a 42—year—old army veteran from texas. he raced down the road, mowing people down in his path. at least 15 were killed and many more injured in this cctv footage, which we verified. you can see people run for cover as the truck narrowly misses them. another video appears to show police a few blocks away running towards the scene of the attack. this ma

these videos show shamsud—dinjabbar during that trip shamsud—din jabbar during that trip in shamsud—dinjabbarnue to learn more about that trip, we ask anyone who may have seen or interacted with him to contact us. events to honour the late us presidentjimmy carter are continuing in his home state of georgia. the 39th american president died last week at the age of 100. his body is now lying in state in atlanta — where, as you can see, people are paying their respects to the late president. carter will be moved to washington on tuesday, where he will lie in state at the us capitol. he will then be laid to rest in his hometown of plains, georgia on thursday. from atlanta — our correspondent carl nasman reports. scores of people coming here to say goodbye in person to the former presidentjimmy carter. as his remains lie in repose. many people reflecting on his accomplishments, not only when he was in office but particularly after he left the white house. some a0 years of humanitarian work, headquartered here at the carter centre and presidential library in atlanta. 0ne mission that was close to

the fbi probe is now focusing on shamsud—dinjabbar, an american born in texas, who spent more than ad in beaumont, texas, and now live in houston. and i've been here all my life. in 2020, he posted this video of himself pitching his services as an estate agent and it specialist, who, he said, had learned the meaning of great service in the army. police are now searching his texas home, saying a priority is to examine his laptops and devices for clues. the fbi says he posted videos to facebook before the attack. in the first video, jabbar explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the "war between the believers "and the disbelievers". additionally, he stated he had joined isis before this summer. he also provided a will and testament. police say jabbar planted two explosive devices in cooler boxes before the attack, but they have changed an earlier assessment, saying they now do not believe he had accomplices. this is where the attack began, the pick—up truck moving slowly down this street before getting to thi

crowd in new orleans in the early hours of new year's day has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbar5 people have died and dozens more injured. the attacker was killed in a shootout with police in which to officers were injured. authorities say the attack was an act of terrorism and jabbar was not the only one responsible. these images show a group of police officers running towards the scene and this picture from social media checked by our team at bbc

crowd in new orleans in the early hours of new year's day has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbareast 15 people have died. dozens more have been injured. the attacker was killed in a shoot—out with police officers — two of those officers were injured. authorities say the attack was an act of terrorism and jabbar wasn't the only one responsible. these images shared by earth cam show

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shamsud—dinjabbar drove a hired pick—up truck along a street crowded with people celebrating new yearay they now believe jabbar acted alone. they say he published online videos in the build—up to the attack in which he said he was a member of the islamic state group. that briefing has just finished. the counterterror official from the fbi was giving a lot of new detail, so let's listen to that. first and foremost, let me be very clear about this point. this was an act of terrorism. he was premeditated and evil acts. this was obviously a critical incident and without lots of information and tips come pouring in from law enforcement, first responders and the public. we have been aggressively running down these tips and information. as you all know, that takes time and we will continue to do so until every lead has been followed through on. this investigation is only a little more than 2a hours years old, 2a hours old, so i ask you to keep in mind that as i go through some of the specifics later. but at this point, currently, and this is another fact i want to be clear on, we do not asse

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shamsud—dinjabbar, from texas, drove a pickup truck into a crowd, before exiting the vehicle and firing weapon. he was shot dead by police at the scene. the fbi says an islamic state group flag was found inside the truck. scott nelson was in a nightclub near bourbon street when the attack took place. he gave us his account of the events. i actually am still in new orleans. the scene is actually directly behind me, about a block. yes, i was in a nightclub, probably about 30 metres or so from the scene where the truck crashed. so immediately, we saw people fleeing the scene, law enforcement running towards it and the nightclub went into lockdown at that point. also, i just want to send my thoughts and prayers to all the victims, obviously, and send my thanks to those law enforcement officers that were on the scene and stopped the attack — otherwise, i might not be here speaking with you today. as i was making my way back from the fireworks, after ringing in the new year to bourbon street, i did notice that they had hydraulic bollards that are supposed to go up and block any car traffic fr

the fbi probe is now focusing on shamsud—dinjabbar, an american born in texas, who spent more than aghanistan. so i'm born and raised in beaumont, texas, and now live in houston. and i've been here all my life. in 2020, he posted this video of himself pitching his services as an estate agent and it specialist, who, he said, had learned the meaning of great service in the army. police are now searching his texas home, saying a priority is to examine his laptops and devices for clues. the fbi says he posted videos to facebook before the attack. in the first video, jabbar explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the, "war between the believers and the disbelievers." additionally, he stated he had joined isis before this summer. he also provided a will and testament. police say jabbar planted two explosive devices in cooler boxes before the attack, but they have changed an earlier assessment, saying they now do not believe he had accomplices. this is where the attack began, the pick—up truck moving slowly down t

the driver, named by the fbi as shamsud—dinjabbar, was shot dead in a gunfight with the police.as found inside his vehicle. he was a us army veteran. others who were killed include matthew tenedorio, an audio—visual technician, aspiring nurse nikyra dedeaux, hubert gauthreaux, who was 21, and university student kareem badawi, mother of one nicole perez, reggie hunter, described by his family as "being full of life" and martin bech, a former american college football player. hubert gauthreaux's family visited bourbon street, the scene of the attack, their grief clear to see. and the former partner of reggie hunter paid tribute to him. it's devastating. this is my child's father and my son's 11 years old, so it is devastating to come and see what someone would do to other people and they don't deserve it. as the investigation continues, the police say family liaison officers are helping edward pettifer�*s family with the process of returning his body to the uk. simon jones, bbc news. funeral services honouring former us presidentjimmy carter will begin in the next few hours follow

the driver has been named as shamsud—dinjabbar, an army veteran from texas.with police and the fbi say he was acting alone. we're finding out a lot more about some of the victims, they include a former college football player, an 18—year—old aspiring nurse and a 21—year—old. and the fbi also said it had not been able to establish a definitive link between the new orleans attack and a cybertruck that exploded outside a trump hotel in vegas. the driver was killed and seven people were injured when it blew up just hours after the attack in new orleans. some other stories now. stormzy has been banned from driving for nine months. an off—duty police officer caught him using a phone while driving in london. he pleaded guilty. the court was told he already had six points on his licence for speeding. and is your new year's resolution to give up vaping? well, belgium's trying to do the same. it's become the first european country to ban the sale of disposable vapes. ireland and the uk are due to follow later this year. the news can be heavy sometimes, so we want to ma

the driver, named by the fbi as shamsud—dinjabbar, was shot dead in a gunfight with the police.is week. the former partner of reggie hunter, who was also killed, paid tribute to him. it's devastating. this is my child's father, and my son's 11 years old, so it's devastating to come and see what someone would do to other people, and they don't deserve it. the police said family liaison officers were helping edward pettifer�*s family with the process of returning his body to the uk. frances read, bbc news. us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to south korea this weekend amid a political crisis in seoul. the us state department says mr blinken will meet senior south korean government officials to discuss ways to promote a "free and prosperous indo—pacific" region. he will also travel to japan, before heading to france to discuss challenges in europe and the middle east. mass demonstrations have taken place in seoul, both in support of and against the suspended president, yoon suk yeol. investigators have sought to bring yoon in for questioning over his failed bid to i

it comes as the brother of the man behind the attack says he's struggling to understand how shamsud—dinjabbarave committed such an attack. the fbi say the army veteran acted alone and had declared his support for the group calling itself islamic state. in videos he made before the deadly attack, the 42—year—old talked about killing his family as well. speaking to our us partner, cbs news, 24—year—old abdurjabbar said he had no idea why his older half brother was in new orleans, and spoke of his shock at hearing the news. i'm still shocked by the whole thing. it still doesn't seem like it actually happened. ijust dropped my phone and crawled into a corner somewhere and started crying. this is completely out of character for him, you know, these actions. and they are also not any type of representation of what it means to be a muslim. with the latest, here's our reporter, carl nasman. jazz music. the familiar sights and sounds of new orleans have returned less than 48 hours after an attacker turned the city streets into a crime scene. in the face of terror, music has become an act of defiance.

investigators say shamsud—dinjabbar recorded videos of the area where he rammed a truck into crowds.legiance to the islamic state group, was killed in a shoot—out with police. fbi special agent for the new orleans office lyonel myrthil, gave this update on the findings so far. during that time using meta— glasses he recorded a video as he rode through the french quarter on a bicycle. this video shows jabbarr during that trip in october with his meta— glasses as we continue to learn more about that trip we ask anyone who may have seen or interacted with him to contact us. elon musk has called for nigel farage to be replaced as the leader of reform uk, just weeks after reports that the billionaire was considering donating millions of pounds to the party. a rift emerged between the two this week, when nigel farage distanced himself from elon musk�*s support for the jailed far—right activist stephen yaxley—lennon, also known as tommy robinson. helen catt reports. nigel farage has been keen to publicise the support he's had from the world's richest man. here they were photographed togethe

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shamsud—dinjabbar drove a pick—up truck into large crowds gathered in the city's french quarter beforeofficers shot him dead amid a firefight. the fbi says they conducted hundreds of interviews and combed through the suspect�*s social media profiles. first and foremost, let me be very clear about this point. this was an act of terrorism. it was premeditated and an evil act. this was obviously a critical incident and with that, lots of information and with that, lots of information and tips come pouring in from law enforcement, first responders and the public stub we have been aggressively running down these tips and information. as you all know, that takes time, and we will continue to do so until every lead has been followed through on. this investigation is only a little more than 2a hours old, so i ask you to keepin than 2a hours old, so i ask you to keep in mind that as i go through some of the specifics later. but at this point, currently, and this is another fact i want to be clear on, we do not assess, at this point, that anyone else involved in this attack is involved in this a

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authorities say the man behind the attack — shamsud—dinjabbar — placed explosive devices near the areag a truck into the crowd. the fbi says the army veteran acted alone and had declared his support for the group calling itself islamic state. in videos he made before the deadly attack, the 42—year—old talked about killing his family as well. the white house says presidentjoe biden will visit the city on monday. one of the first funerals of the 1a victims has taken place. kareem badawi, an 18—year—old, was in the city celebrating with friends. tom bateman has the latest. allahu akbar. an american community brought together in grief, seeking strength in prayer. allahu akbar. one of the 1a families left shattered on new year's day, now among the first saying the goodbye no parent ever should. kareem badawi was just 18, a college student from this louisiana city of baton rouge. he left that night with a simple goodbye, a promise to be careful, and went to celebrate in new orleans. his family's future now emptied of their shining star by a single act of hate. his father, belal, told me they

shamsud—dinjabbar drove a pick—up truck into large crowds gathered in the city's french quarter beforesocial media profiles. first and foremost, let me be very clear about this point. this was an act of terrorism. it was premeditated and an evil act. this was obviously a critical incident and with that, lots of information and with that, lots of information and tips come pouring

the driver, named by the fbi as shamsud—dinjabbar, was shot dead in a gunfight with the police.ms have been to where it happened this week. the former partner of reggie hunter, who was also killed, paid tribute to him. it's devastating. this is my child's father, and my son's 11 years old. so it's devastating to come and see what someone would do to other people, and they don't deserve it. the police said family liaison officers were helping edward pettifer�*s family with the process of returning his body to the uk. frances read, bbc news. the biden administration has notified the us congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to israel. the weapons consignment, which needs approvalfrom house and senate committees, includes missiles, shells, and other munitions. washington has rejected calls to suspend military backing for israel over the number of civilians it has killed and injured in gaza. the move comes as israel confirms indirect ceasefire and hostage release negotiations with hamas have resumed in qatar. for some analysis on those ongoing talks, i've been speaking with fran

crowd in new orleans in the early hours of new year's day has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbare have been injured. the attacker was killed in a shoot—out with police officers. two of those officers were injured. authorities say the attack was an act of terrorism, and jabbar wasn't the only one responsible. these images shared by earthcam show a group of police officers running toward the scene. and this picture from social media, checked by our team at bbc verify, shows law enforcement, many heavily armed, surrounding a white pick—up truck in the aftermath of the incident. an islamic state group flag was found in the vehicle along with potential explosive devices. local officials say that ensuring safety for all residents and tourists in the area is now a top priority. our correspondent tom bateman has the lastest from

the driver, named by the fbi as shamsud—dinjabbar, was shot dead in a gunfight with the police.d, paid tribute to him. it's devastating. this is my child's father, and my son's 11 years old, so it's devastating to come and see what someone would do to other people, and they don't deserve it. the police said family liaison officers were helping edward pettifer�*s family with the process of returning his body to the uk. frances read, bbc news. joe biden has awarded the presidential medal of freedom — america's highest civilian honour — to 19 people at the white house. it was a glitzy line—up — here are some of those who were honoured. anna wintour — who has served as editor in chief of vogue magazine since 1998. the retired l—a lakers basketball player magicjohnson also received the award. u—2 frontman bono adds the medal of freedom to several civilian honours, including an honorary knighthood. the former us secretary of state and democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton received cheers from the crowd as she was awarded the medal. as was the actor and parkinson's campaigner

his comments come after it was confirmed that shamsud—dinjabbar who drove a pickup truck into a crowdhe 42—year—old army veteran had acted alone. from new orleans — here's carl nasman. music. the familiar sights and sounds of new orleans have returned less than 48 hours after an attacker turned the city streets into a crime scene. in the face of terror, music has become an act of defiance. this is where that attack took place on new year's day, and this is bourbon street now — new orleans is a city you can't keep quiet for long. investigators now say the suspect, shamsud—din jabbar, acted alone, driving a vehicle through a crowd of revellers and planting at least two explosives nearby. authorities have given the all—clear, but bourbon street is filled with fresh security measures — including newly placed barricades guarding against a future attack, but too late to prevent the last one. everyone is a little bit on edge, i would definitely say, but i think everyone is super appreciative to be here and for everyone to still be out, even though they just went through something so traumati

crowd in new orleans in the early hours of new year's day has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbarolice officers. two of those officers were injured. authorities say the attack was an act of terrorism, and jabbar wasn't the only one responsible. these images shared by earthcam show a group of police officers running toward the scene. and this picture from social media, checked by our team at bbc verify, shows law enforcement, many heavily