Authorities investigate if the Austin shooting is related to the attacks on Iran

Authorities in the United States are investigating whether the shooting that caused the death of two people in Austin (Texas) is related to the attacks on Iran within the framework of the joint operation with Israel that began on Saturday, as reported by The Washington Post this Sunday.

Two people close to the investigation told the Post that authorities believe the man who opened fire in a Texas bar this morning may have been motivated by the Epic Fury operation, as the Pentagon named the operation that caused the death of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Jamenei.

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At least two people died and 18 were injured, three of whom are in critical condition. The incident took place around 02:00 local time (08:00 GMT) in a popular university bar area. The suspect, who was shot dead by the officers who responded to the shooting, had been prowling the bar street before starting to shoot, according to Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis, in a press conference. The alleged attacker wore a t-shirt with the Iranian flag on which was read “Property of Allah”, and investigators later found a Quran in the car with which he traveled to the scene of the shooting, according to one of the people familiar with the case. The FBI is working on the investigation with its Joint Terrorism Task Force. According to Special Agent Alex Doran in a press conference, from the beginning “indications” were found that point to “possible terrorist links”. The suspect, according to the NBC chain, is an American citizen of Senegalese origin who has lived in the country for more than 15 years. Authorities initially ruled out direct cooperation with any Iranian group, according to Post sources. Even so, they warned that the investigation is in its early stages. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt explained that US President Donald Trump had been informed about the incident. In the early hours of this Saturday, the United States and Israel launched an operation against Iran that resulted in the death of the ayatollah and much of his leadership. Iran, for its part, has responded with an attack on Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and some countries in the region where there are US military bases. After the announcement of the start of the bombings, FBI Director Kash Patel raised the terrorist alert level in the U.S.