Bomb-making supplies have been reportedly discovered at a New Orleans Airbnb, as authorities examine a potential connection to the truck-ramming terror assault that killed no less than 15 individuals and injured over 30 others on Bourbon Street throughout a New Year’s celebration.
A small hearth broke out at a suspected Airbnb property situated within the 1300 block of Mandeville Street within the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans round 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The New Orleans Fire Department evacuated dozens of individuals from close by properties and contacted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), FOX 8 reported.
Bomb-making supplies have been found on the property, sources confirmed to the outlet.
SUSPECT IDENTIFIED AS FBI INVESTIGATES ACT OF TERRORISM AFTER BOURBON STREET ATTACK
New Orleans firetrucks outdoors a house believed to be linked to the suspect within the lethal assault on Bourbon Street on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
“They stated they discovered bomb-making materials within the yellow home and wished the bomb squad to look it over,” Bob Koenig, a neighbor, informed FOX 8.
Investigators suspect the Airbnb was rented by the now-deceased attacker, sources informed The New Orleans Advocate.
Fox News Digital reached out to the listed proprietor of the Airbnb rental however didn’t instantly hear again.
Authorities examine a house believed to be linked to the suspect within the lethal assault on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. A (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
The FBI stated it’s investigating an “act of terrorism” after Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas, drove a Ford pick-up truck right into a crowd of New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street at roughly 3:15 a.m. native time. Jabbar exited the car and fired on regulation enforcement, which returned hearth, and the suspect was declared lifeless on the scene, in response to the bureau.
BOURBON STREET ATTACK ON NEW YEAR’S REVELERS JUST THE LATEST CASE OF TERRORISTS USING TRUCKS TO KILL
Law enforcement outdoors a house believed to be linked to the suspect within the lethal assault on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
An ISIS flag, weapons and a possible improvised explosive machine have been discovered within the car, and different IEDs have been discovered within the French Quarter, the FBI confirmed.
Jabbar enlisted within the U.S. Navy on Aug. 12, 2004, in Houston and was discharged from a delayed entry program one month afterward Sept. 13, 2004, that means he didn’t go on to serve, a U.S. Navy spokesperson informed Fox News.
The FBI is reportedly trying to observe down associates of Jabbar who might have been concerned within the assault.
A bomb-sniffing canine is seen outdoors a house believed to be linked to the suspect within the lethal assault on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
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In Las Vegas, Nevada, early Wednesday, a Tesla Cybertruck loaded with firework mortars and camp gas canisters exploded outdoors President-elect Trump’s resort, killing the motive force and sole occupant inside and injuring no less than seven others close by. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Chief Kevin McMahill informed reporters that authorities “are completely investigating any connectivity to what occurred in New Orleans in addition to different assaults which were occurring all over the world.”
