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The Islamic State lauded the man who killed 14 people when he rammed a truck into a busy New Orleans street early on New Year\u2019s Day, with the group claiming in a digital newsletter dated Thursday that its online propaganda had inspired the attack.<\/p>\n
The group said the attacker who ran over pedestrians walking on Bourbon Street was \u201cinfluenced by the discourse and messaging of the Islamic State.\u201d but its message stopped short of claiming responsibility.<\/p>\n
The newsletter bulletin, obtained by the Counter Extremism Project, a terrorism watchdog, appeared to mock the American news media for \u201cholding its breath\u201d while waiting for ISIS to claim the attack.<\/p>\n
While the ISIS message did not directly mention New Orleans, it did describe an attack by an American man and referenced Meta glasses. The F.B.I. has said the attacker, Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, was wearing Meta glasses<\/a>. and the Counter Extremism Project said<\/a> the ISIS message was referring to the New Orleans attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The truck driven by Mr. Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Texas, carried an ISIS flag. Mr. Jabbar, who was killed in a shootout with New Orleans police, also left a chilling recorded message for his family, telling them he had joined the terrorist group.<\/p>\n The authorities have denied that Mr. Jabbar had active connections to the terrorist group, but the F.B.I. said he was \u201c100 percent inspired by ISIS.\u201d<\/p>\n