Bomb-making materials were reportedly found at a New Orleans Airbnb as authorities investigate a possible connection to the truck terror attack that killed at least 15 people and injured more than 30 others on Bourbon Street during a new year celebration.
A small fire broke out at a suspected Airbnb property in the 1300 block of Mandeville Street in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans Wednesday around 5:30 am.
The New Orleans Fire Department evacuated dozens of people from nearby homes and contacted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), FOX8 reported this.
Bomb-making materials were discovered in the building, sources confirmed to the news agency.
SUSPECT IDENTIFIED AS FBI INVESTIGATES ACT OF TERRORISM AFTER BOURBON STREET ATTACK
New Orleans fire trucks outside a home believed to be connected to the suspect in the deadly attack on Bourbon Street on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
“They said they found bomb making materials in the yellow house and wanted the bomb squad to look at it,” Bob Koenig, a neighbor, told FOX 8.
Investigators believe the Airbnb was rented by the now-deceased attacker, sources told The New Orleans Advocate.
Fox News Digital reached out to the listed owner of the Airbnb rental but did not immediately hear back.
Authorities investigate a home believed to be linked to the suspect in the deadly attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
The FBI said it was investigating an “act of terrorism.” Shamsud-Din Jabbara 42-year-old American citizen from Texas, drove a Ford pickup into a crowd of New Year’s celebrants on Bourbon Street at around 3:15 a.m. local time. Jabbar exited the vehicle and shot at police, who returned fire, and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, the station said.
BOURBON STREET ATTACK ON NEW YEARS PARTIES JUST THE LATEST CASE OF TERRORISTS USING TRUCKS TO KILL
Law enforcement outside a home believed to be associated with the suspect in the deadly attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
An ISIS flag, weapons and a possible improvised explosive device were found in the vehicle, and other IEDs were found in the French Quarter, the FBI confirmed.
Jabbar reported to the US Navy on Aug. 12, 2004, in Houston and was discharged from a deferred entry program a month later, on Sept. 13, 2004, meaning he did not return to service, a U.S. Navy spokesman told Fox News.
The FBI is reportedly looking for associates of Jabbar who may have been involved in the attack.
A bomb-sniffing dog is seen outside a home believed to be linked to the suspect in the deadly attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
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In Las Vegas, Nevada, early Wednesday, a Tesla Cybertruck loaded with fireworks mortars and Camp fuel bottles exploded outside President-elect Trump’s hotel, killing the driver and the sole occupant inside and injuring at least seven others nearby. Las Vegas Police Chief Kevin McMahill told reporters that authorities are “absolutely investigating any links to what happened in New Orleans and to other attacks that have occurred around the world.”
