{"id":46667,"date":"2026-03-02T15:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/world\/fbi-calls-deadly-texas-bar-shooting-a-potential-act-of-terrorism-iranian-flag-found-at-shooters-home\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:11:17","slug":"fbi-calls-deadly-texas-bar-shooting-a-potential-act-of-terrorism-iranian-flag-found-at-shooters-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/world\/fbi-calls-deadly-texas-bar-shooting-a-potential-act-of-terrorism-iranian-flag-found-at-shooters-home\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI calls deadly Texas bar shooting a &quot;potential act of terrorism&quot;; Iranian flag found at shooter&apos;s home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Austin, Texas, two people were killed and 14 injured in a shooting near a beer garden. The FBI is investigating the incident as a possible act of terrorism; the suspect was shot dead by police.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unn.ua\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.unn.ua%2Fimg%2F2026%2F03%2F02%2F1772464164-4106-large.webp&amp;w=720&amp;q=75\" alt=\"FBI calls deadly Texas bar shooting a &quot;potential act of terrorism&quot;; Iranian flag found at shooter&#039;s home\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Two people died and more than a dozen were injured in a shooting near a beer garden in Austin, Texas, the FBI says the incident may be terrorism-related, writes UNN with reference to the BBC.<\/p>\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\n<p>Austin police identified the suspect as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne. He was a naturalized US citizen born in Senegal, according to BBC&#039;s American partner, CBS News, and other American media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving reports of an active shooting around 2:00 AM local time (08:00 GMT) on Sunday near Buford&#039;s Bar in the main city of the southern US state, police said they shot the suspect, bringing the death toll to three.<\/p>\n<p>Police did not name a motive for the shooter. Of the survivors, 14 were taken to the hospital, three are in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Two sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News that the shooter was wearing a hoodie with the inscription &quot;Property of Allah.&quot; CBS also received information from a source familiar with the investigation that police officers searching the shooter&#039;s home found an Iranian flag and photographs of Iranian leaders. The attack occurred on a weekend when the US and its ally Israel launched several strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said that police officers patrolling the more popular and crowded bar district known as East Sixth Street quickly responded to reports of a man with a gun at Buford&#039;s Bar, located further down West Sixth Street.<\/p>\n<p>She said that a man in a large SUV, driving past Buford&#039;s, turned on his hazard lights, rolled down his window, and fired a pistol, hitting people on the patio and sidewalk in front of the bar.<\/p>\n<p>According to Davis, he parked the car nearby, got out with a rifle, and headed towards the bar. Three police officers stopped the suspect at an intersection and shot him.<\/p>\n<p>The SUV was searched, and no explosives were found, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>However, acting special agent Alex Doran of the FBI&#039;s San Antonio office stated that there were indications in the vehicle and on the suspect pointing to a &quot;terrorism connection.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>But Doran said the investigation was in its early stages and he was not prepared to disclose those details.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are determined to see this process through,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 14 people taken to the hospital, three were in critical condition, said Rob Luckritz, head of Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump was informed of the shooting, White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>In the US, a man rammed the gates of the FBI office in Pittsburgh: the incident was classified as a terrorist attack17.09.25, 15:06 \u2022 2342 views<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Austin, Texas, two people were killed and 14 injured in a shooting near a beer garden. The FBI is investigating the incident as a possible act of terrorism; the suspect was shot dead by police. 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