Shamsud-Din Jabbar and Matthew Livelsberger had more in common than just using the same app to rent electric trucks used in New Year’s explosive attacks.
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TheTexasmanwhoplowedarentedpickuptruckintoNewYear’srevelersonNewOrleans’BourbonStreetWednesday,Shamsud-DinJabbar,andthemaneyedintheexplosionofaTeslaCybertruckoutsidetheTrumpInternationalHotelinLasVegashourslater,MatthewLivelsberger,werebothArmysoldierswhoservedatFortLibertyanddeployedtoAghanistanin2009,accordingtoauthorities.
Adefenseofficial,however,toldFoxNewsthattherewasnoevidencebasedontheirmilitaryservicethattheattackswererelated.WhilebothmenservedatFortLiberty,formerlyknownasFortBragg,theywerethereatdifferenttimes.TheNorthCarolinabaseiscurrentlyhometomorethan50,000servicemembers.
AuthoritiescontinuedtoreleasenewinformationatseparatenewsbriefingsThursday,withFBIDeputyAssistantDirectorChristopherRaiatellingreportersinNewOrleansthattherewas“nodefinitivelink”uncoveredbetweentheattackandtheexplosion.
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