Bomb-making materials have been found at an Airbnb in New Orleans as authorities investigate a possible connection to the truck-ramming terrorist attack that killed at least 15 people and injured more than 30 on Bourbon Street during a New Year's celebration.
A small fire broke out at a suspected Airbnb property located in the 1300 block of Mandeville Street in the St. Roch neighborhood. New Orleans About 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
The New Orleans Fire Department evacuated dozens of people from nearby homes and contacted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Fox 8 reported.
Sources confirmed to the outlet that bomb-making materials were discovered on the property.
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 check it out,” Bob Koenig, a neighbor, told FOX 8.
Investigators suspect the Airbnb was rented by the now-deceased attacker, sources told The New Orleans Advocate.
Fox News Digital reached out to the owner listed for the Airbnb rental but did not immediately receive a response.
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 a “terrorist act” after that Shams al-Din Jabbara 42-year-old US citizen from Texas, drove a Ford pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street at approximately 3:15 a.m. local time. Jabbar got out of the car and fired at law enforcement, who returned fire, and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the office.
Law enforcement outside a home believed to be connected 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 confirmed that an ISIS flag, weapons, and a possible explosive device were found in the car, and other explosive devices were found in the French Quarter.
Jabbar is recruited in US Navy on Aug. 12, 2004, in Houston, and was discharged from the delayed entry program one month later on Sept. 13, 2004, meaning he did not continue to serve, a U.S. Navy spokesman told Fox News.
The FBI is said to be looking to track down Jabbar's associates who may have been involved in the attack.
A bomb-sniffing dog is seen outside a home believed to be connected 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 fire mortars Camp fuel canisters exploded outside President-elect Trump's hotel, killing the driver and only passenger inside and wounding at least seven others nearby. Las Vegas Police Chief Kevin McMahill told reporters that authorities were “absolutely investigating any connection to what happened in New Orleans as well as other attacks that have occurred around the world.”
