NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre expressed confusion and skepticism about the details surrounding the New Year's Day deaths in New Orleans and Las Vegas.
In an X-Post on Friday, Favre asked his followers “what's going on” with the terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and the Cybertruck bombing outside Trump Tower in Las Vegas that killed one person. Ta.
“What's going on with the New Orleans and Trump Hotel story? There's so much information out there, it's hard to tell what's true!” Favre wrote.
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Many of Mr. Fabre's followers responded with similar skepticism.
“No matter what the FBI says, believe the opposite!” one user wrote.
Another user responded by advising Favre and others to “ignore the media.”
“That's not true. Attend the event. Ignore the media,” the user wrote.
Further details about the two attacks have emerged in recent days.
Shamsud Din Jabbar, the man who plowed his rented pickup truck into people celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, and the Tesla Cyber attack hours later outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. The man of interest in the truck explosion, Matthew Libersberger, is an Army soldier who served at Fort Liberty and was deployed to Aghanistan in 2009, Fox News Digital previously reported.
Las Vegas, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said both men served in Afghanistan in 2009, but any potential ties there remain under investigation.
“There is no evidence that they were in the same province, same location, same unit in Afghanistan,” McMahill said. “Again, we are still investigating.”
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Defense officials told Fox News there was no evidence the attacks were related based on military service. Both served at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), but were there at different times. The North Carolina base is home to more than 50,000 military personnel.
Surveillance images from the New Orleans attack released by the FBI show Jabbar allegedly speeding through a loud crowd on Bourbon Street in a rented Ford pickup just an hour before the attack. , an attack that authorities say was inspired by the Islamic State group.
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Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre speaks in front of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Resch Center on October 30, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
More than 30 other people were injured. Despite previously investigating possible accomplices in the attack, the FBI said Thursday it believed Mr. Jabbar acted alone.
The FBI recovered a black ISIS flag from Jabbar's rented pickup truck used in the attack.
“While this investigation is only a little more than 24 hours old, there is no indication at this time that anyone other than Shamsud Din Bahar Jabbar was involved in this attack,” said FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division. he said. Headquarters made the announcement on Thursday.
“The FBI is flooding the region with personnel and assets from locally and nationally. Special agents from field offices across the country are assisting with potential aspects of this investigation and pursuing leads. Special agents and Additional teams of specialist staff and victim experts continue to arrive, providing greater investigative powers and support to victims and their families.”
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