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FBI is currently undertaking an action in northern Houston related to this morning's incident.
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I don't think so either - lots of people were commenting on the Las Vegas video that it looks like a battery explosion - but I've never even heard of the Turo app (apparently it's like AirBnB for cars) until today, so that makes it somewhat interesting.I don't think it's related. There have been issues with exploding Tesla cybertruck batteries.
More info on the Las Vegas incident - clip is from CNN...I think it's too coincidental to not be a serious consideration
I don’t even have a driver’s license and I’ve heard of Turo. I don’t think both using that app means anything in particular.I don't think so either - lots of people were commenting on the Las Vegas video that it looks like a battery explosion - but I've never even heard of the Turo app (apparently it's like AirBnB for cars) until today, so that makes it somewhat interesting.
Ugh, I hadn’t thought of that - and that is early in February. Terrible planning. Mardi Gras is the first week in March.I'm not sure when Mardi Gras falls this year, but other reports are that the plan was to have the renovation done before the Super Bowl, which is being hosted by New Orleans this year.
Either way, starting work in November with the goal of being ready for the Super Bowl instead of starting work in September with the goal of being ready for NYE and the Sugar Bowl is a major planning & security failure on the part of the city.
Coincidental that it was on the same day as NOLA and coincidental that a Muskmobile blew up at a Trump Hotel.I think it's too coincidental to not be a serious consideration
No, it was definitely a detonated, planned explosion - not a battery fire that turned into an inferno. The Las Vegas police had some good drone footage of the truck bed during their press conference & you could see the empty gas canisters and other explosive materials inside it. Thankfully, the cybertruck's design & materials prevented more damage from being done.Coincidental that it was on the same day as NOLA and coincidental that a Muskmobile blew up at a Trump Hotel.
I meant “too coincidental”- responding to once upon. Seems suspicious. Makes me wonder what’s next.No, it was definitely a detonated, planned explosion - not a battery fire that turned into an inferno. The Las Vegas police had some good drone footage of the truck bed during their press conference & you could see the empty gas canisters and other explosive materials inside it. Thankfully, the cybertruck's design & materials prevented more damage from being done.
It may wind up being not related, but it would be a dereliction of duty and for the safety of all of us to not investigate any possible connection between the two incidents.
No kidding. January is a busy month with pro & college football playoff games happening all over the country, plus everything that is happening in DC with Carter's funeral and the inauguration.I meant “too coincidental”- responding to once upon. Seems suspicious. Makes me wonder what’s next.
Is NYE in the French Quarter a significantly larger crowd vs a normal weekend? How does it compare to the crowds for the Super Bowl or Mardi Gras? I'm just curious because there is no good time to do this work for an area like that. It is almost always hopping.I'm not sure when Mardi Gras falls this year, but other reports are that the plan was to have the renovation done before the Super Bowl, which is being hosted by New Orleans this year.
Either way, starting work in November with the goal of being ready for the Super Bowl instead of starting work in September with the goal of being ready for NYE and the Sugar Bowl is a major planning & security failure on the part of the city.
"If they were not operable, that's unacceptable. And if they were not operable, there should have been a Plan B. There should have been a tow truck," (US Rep Troy) Carter said.
City Council President Helena Moreno told WWL-TV that the council had been concerned about how long it has taken to reinstall the bollards. She said that council person Freddie King, whose district includes the French Quarter, has questioned the duration of the project several times. A city solicitation for the work, which closed on Sept. 20, envisioned a 70-day project with seven-day work weeks, weather permitting and excluding holidays.
Moreno pushed back on the notion that the absence of bollards was to blame, noting the perpetrator could have made it onto Bourbon Street another way.
Omg I haven’t looked at the news all day. Wtf is going on. Easier to convict though vs a terrorist attack. Omg though do we have members living there? ? Ok he’s dead.My heart goes out to FSUers and their friends and relatives and everyone in New Orleans. Another horrible tragedy.
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New Orleans Attacker Was ‘Inspired’ by ISIS, Biden Says
Investigators who briefed President Biden told him that the suspect had posted videos indicating that he had a “desire to kill.” At least 15 people died in the attack.www.nytimes.com
ETA: From the NY Times: "The driver of the pickup truck is dead after getting into a shootout with police after he ran over pedestrians and crashed, according to two law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. The incident is being investigated as a suspected act of terrorism, the officials said."
ETA: Well the Mayor of New Orleans says it was a terrorist attack but the FBI says it wasn't. In any case it is a horrible "mass casualty event."![]()
I think NYE in the French Quarter is busier than most normal weekends/larger crowds because 1) it's NYE and 2) the Sugar Bowl brings in thousands of college football fans for the game the next day. It's a pretty popular NYE destination - I've had friends from out-of-state make the trip in past years.Is NYE in the French Quarter a significantly larger crowd vs a normal weekend? How does it compare to the crowds for the Super Bowl or Mardi Gras? I'm just curious because there is no good time to do this work for an area like that. It is almost always hopping.
I personally haven’t but I don’t live in the u.s. too.I don’t even have a driver’s license and I’ve heard of Turo. I don’t think both using that app means anything in particular.
Another similarity between the Las Vegas Trump Tower explosion and the New Orleans attack has emerged...
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Suspects in Vegas explosion, New Orleans attack served at same Army base, police confirm
Denver7 Investigates has learned that the suspects in the Las Vegas Tesla explosion and the New Orleans truck rampage on New Year's Day both served at the same military base.www.denver7.com
The LV suspect has been identified and his residence in Colorado Springs was raided earlier tonight. He also served at the same military base and is in the same age-range as the New Orleans suspect.
The FBI and New Orleans law enforcement believe there were no additional suspects in the vicinity of the Bourbon Street attack, although officials continue to explore whether the suspect was in contact with other individuals remotely, ABC reports. Surveillance footage reportedly suggests the explosive devices found in the area were planted by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspect accused of driving his car into a crowd of New Years revelers and killing 15 people.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The person who authorities believe died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was an active-duty U.S. Army soldier, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Two law enforcement officials identified the man inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck as Matthew Livelsberger. The law enforcement officials spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation.