Covert operation

How the driver of death spied on his crime scene

Shamsud-Din Jabbar served in the US military as an IT specialist.(Bild: FBI)

Wearers of the data glasses developed by Facebook parent company Meta together with Ray-Ban are supposed to "make the most of every moment". The deadly car attack in New Orleans, in which 14 people were killed and dozens more injured on New Year's Eve, shows that they can also be used for other purposes.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a pick-up truck into a celebrating crowd on New Year's Eve and fired from the vehicle. 14 people were killed and more than 30 others were injured. The perpetrator died in a gun battle with the police. Before his attack, the 42-year-old had been to New Orleans at least twice to plan his crime, as investigators have now reported. The Islamist was apparently also helped by Meta's data glasses.