WARMINGTON: Mounties, Peel police probing New Orleans attacker’s time in Ontario

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Published Jan 05, 2025  •  2 minute read

This undated passport photo provided by the FBI on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, shows Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar.This undated passport photo provided by the FBI on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, shows Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar. Photo by FBI /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The RCMP has confirmed it is working with the FBI and others to determine just what the deadly New Orleans truck attack terrorist did when he was in Ontario in 2023 and who he may have visited after landing here after a flight from Cairo.

“The RCMP is engaged with security partners, including U.S. authorities, as part of the investigation in this case,” RCMP spokesperson Kristine Kelly told the Toronto Sun. “The RCMP will not be providing additional details at this time as the investigation is ongoing.”

Peel Regional Police deputy chief Nick Milinovich also confirmed they are looking into it and “will offer any support needed to assist with this investigation.”

The shocking information that mass-murderer Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who was shot to death by police after the attack, was in Ontario from July 10 to July 13, 2023, has raised many questions for Canadian authorities.

Why was New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar in Ontario, Canada in July 2023 — after visiting Egypt?

Can some Canadian intelligence agency answer this?

Considering you don't seem too busy investigating the upcoming Caliphate Conference, I'm sure you have time. pic.twitter.com/h02KincjdX

— dahlia kurtz ✡︎ דליה קורץ (@DahliaKurtz) January 5, 2025

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FBI special agent Lyonel Myrthil told reporters in Louisiana on Sunday that the 42-year-old man responsible for 14 deaths on Bourbon St. on New Year’s Day in New Orleans had travelled by air to Cairo in June 2023 before stopping over in Ontario on his way back to the United States.

How did Shamsud-Din Jabbar go from serving under the American flag, to murdering 10 people under the ISIS flag? The pickup truck that Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove into a crowd on Bourbon St. in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of people, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. The FBI said they recovered an Islamic State flag, which is black with white lettering, from the vehicle. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

“Our agents are getting answers as to where he went, who met with and how those trips may or may not tie into his actions in our city here in New Orleans,” said Myrthil.

One obvious place to start any probe would be to see if there is any connection to those charged with an allegedly “serious, violent terror attack” that was foiled. The RCMP told the Toronto Sun‘s Brad Hunter the plot was in the “advanced stages” and about to occur in Toronto.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released photos of surveillance footage that shows Shamsud-Din Jabbar an hour before he drove a truck down Bourbon Street, New Orleans, early Jan. 1, 2025. The Federal Bureau of Investigation released surveillance footage that shows Shamsud-Din Jabbar an hour before he drove a truck down Bourbon St. in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Photo by FBI via AP

Mostafa Eldidi and his father, Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, were arrested in a Richmond Hill hotel and charged with terrorism offences. They are considered innocent until proven guilty and their case has not yet been tested in court. There is also no connection that has been established between that case and this one.

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However, reports that the 26-year-old son lived previously in Cairo offers a starting point for Canadian law enforcement. There are also daily flights from Pearson International Airport to Cairo.

Peel police, who handles security at the airport, are doing a deep dive to confirm if this suspect landed at Pearson and plan to investigate where he went once leaving the airport.

I and all Canadians demand answers. Who did this terrorist from New Orleans meet with in Ontario, and who is he connected with in Egypt. The Liberal Government of Canada is responsible for a serious terrorist support base. Where is the @rcmpgrcpolice, and where is… pic.twitter.com/46D91pyyEc

— Israel Now (@neveragainlive1) January 6, 2025

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Meir Weinstein of Israel Now said “it is appreciated to learn the RCMP and Peel police are probing it because we need to know where this man was during those three days in July and who he was with.”

Richard Robertson, director of research and advocacy for B’nai Brith Canada, said “we are relieved the RCMP and Peel police are looking into Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s trip to Ontario and our organization is awaiting the results of the investigation.”

One thing that jumps out is who did Jabbar meet in Cairo and were those contacts in touch with anybody in Ontario?

There’s also great interest in the man’s military background and if there was any crossover with Canadian military personal who served for two decades in Afghanistan.

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