The FBI is investigating the Austin, Texas incident as a possible act of terrorism
A gunman who killed two people and wounded more than a dozen others in Texas may have been inspired by US attacks on Iran that killed the country’s supreme leader and caused widespread civilian casualties, US media reported.
The attack happened just before 2 a.m. Sunday in a busy nightlife district in Austin near the University of Texas.
The suspect, identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, opened fire outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden, killing two people and injuring at least 14 others. According to Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis, the man, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Senegal, drove by the location several times before stopping and firing a pistol from his SUV.
The assailant exited the vehicle armed with a rifle and continued to fire at pedestrians before responding officers shot and killed him.
3 dead, 14 injured in Texas in what authorities say is a suspected terrorist attack. The shooter was reported to be from Senegal, had a Koran in his car and was wearing clothes described as Islamic! pic.twitter.com/8mYeIPZQj6
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Photos released by authorities show the suspect carrying a rifle and wearing a sweatshirt. “Property of Allah.” According to AP and Fox News sources, she also wore clothing displaying the Iranian flag.
The man who opened fire overnight in an Austin, Texas bar. 2 dead, 14 injured. Ndiaga Diagne, a US citizen born in Senegal, wore a hood that read “Property of Allah.” His undershirt mentioned Iran. pic.twitter.com/U1P8lH9dJP
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A law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told the New York Post that the violence “The US attack on Iran was an act of retaliation.”
Alex Doran, agent in charge of the FBI’s San Antonio office, said the shooting was being investigated as a possible act of terrorism. “It’s still too early to judge that,” Doran added.
The incident came a day after US and Israeli forces launched a large-scale strike on Iran that killed hundreds of civilians, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, senior officials and more than 100 children, according to Iranian officials. Tehran has retaliated with missile and drone strikes targeting US and Israeli military bases across the Middle East.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Sunday found that only one in four Americans supported the strikes, with roughly half of respondents saying US President Donald Trump was too keen to use military force.
“War operations continue in full force at this time and will continue until all our objectives are achieved” Trump announced in a speech Sunday evening.
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