Voice of America News reports: “Even before the shock from the deadly New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans could subside, early indications from the investigation pointed to a scenario U.S. law enforcement and security officials have long feared – a plot at least inspired by the Islamic State terror group.

The FBI Wednesday confirmed reports the suspect had planted an IS flag in the pickup truck he used to plow into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the early hours of Wednesday morning before he was killed during a shootout with police.

Late Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden said the FBI found the suspect had taken other actions ‘mere hours before the attack’ to make his loyalty known.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen and former Army reservist, had ‘posted videos on social media indicating that it was inspired by ISIS,’ Biden said, using another name for the terror group.

‘The situation is very fluid,’ Biden added. ‘The law enforcement and intelligence community are continuing to look for any connections, associations or co-conspirators,’ he said…”