What to know about deadly New Orleans attack

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday afternoon that it is investigating an attack in New Orleans' French Quarter as an act of terrorism and believes the suspect had help.

Police killed the suspect — identified by the FBI as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas — in a firefight after he drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 30.

Alethea Duncan, an assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s New Orleans field office, said an Islamic State flag was "located on the trailer hitch of the vehicle." The truck also contained weapons and potential improvised explosive devices (IEDs), she said.

IEDs were also found in the French Quarter, Duncan said. "As of now, two IEDs have been found and rendered safe," she said.

The FBI was also working to identify the suspect's possible associates. "We're working to ensure that there is no further threat," Duncan said. "We do not believe that Jabbar was solely responsible. We are actively running down every lead, including those of his known associates."

The Sugar Bowl-- a college football playoff game-- between the University of Notre Dame and the University of Georgia, which was due to be played tonight at the Superdome in New Orleans, has been postponed to Thursday.

Media provided by ABC News and The Associated Press. The audio in this video was enhanced with Adobe AI software to improve understandability.

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