FBI suggests ‘lone actor’ carried out deadly Austin bar shooting over Iran war

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The FBI provided an update on the deadly Austin bar shooting from early March, disclosing that the suspect was a “lone actor” with no apparent connections to foreign terrorist organizations.

The bureau said Ndiaga Diagne, 53, was seemingly inspired by the Iran war. He allegedly carried out the attack in the early hours of March 1, one day after the United States and Israel attacked Iran.

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