The New Year’s Eve attack in New Orleans, which claimed 14 lives and injured 35 others, was reportedly planned using Meta-brand smart glasses.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspected terrorist, was seen wearing the glasses during a bicycle tour of the French Quarter in October, suggesting that he was scouting locations for the attack.
While the glasses were not actively recording during the attack itself, they were likely used to gather information and plan the assault.
The FBI has released the video recorded by Jabbar.
This video has no sound. It is a selection of video clips related to the January 1, 2025, attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
Clip 1: On October 31, 2024, Jabbar recorded video from his Meta glasses as he rode a bicycle through the French Quarter.
Clip 2: In October 2024, Jabbar recorded himself looking into a mirror at the home he rented to test the ability of his Meta glasses to record.
Clip 3: January 1, 2025, at approximately 1:53 a.m. CST, Jabbar leaves the first IED inside a blue cooler at Bourbon Street and St. Peters St. It was found a block away at Orleans St. after multiple unknowing Bourbon Street visitors grabbed the cooler’s handle and moved it.
Clip 4: January 1, 2025, at approximately 2:20 a.m. CST, Jabbar leaves the second IED inside a “bucket-style” cooler at Bourbon and Toulouse Streets.
Clip 5: Jabbar is seen clearly on surveillance video walking down Governor Nicholls St. He walked towards his truck to pick up the second cooler. His brown long coat was recovered in the F-150 truck at the scene of the deadly terrorist attack.
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