The driver behind the deadly terrorist New Year's attack He set fire to his rental property in an attempt to destroy bomb-making evidence before the attack, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) in New Orleans said.
In a Joint statement The agencies revealed on Friday that they believe 42-year-old Shams al-Din Jabbar started a small fire in the hallway of his Airbnb rental home before the attack, and “strategically placed accelerants throughout the home in an attempt to destroy it and other evidence.” For his crime.” But they said the fire burned out before it spread to other rooms.
The blaze allowed the FBI to recover evidence from the Airbnb rental, including “initial indications of bomb-making materials and a custom-made device suspected to be a rifle silencer,” the agencies said.
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The FBI and counter-terrorism police also revealed new information about Jabbar's movements before he drove a high-speed vehicle down the famous Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year's Day.
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Authorities said Jabbar also placed two improvised explosive devices along Bourbon Street. He was unable to detonate the explosive devices before his death.
“The FBI estimates that during his attack on Bourbon Street, Jabbar intended to use a transmitter, found in the F150 truck, to detonate two explosive devices he planted on Bourbon Street,” the agencies said.
The FBI has released images from surveillance footage showing Shamseddine Jabbar an hour before he drove a truck on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, in early January 2025. (FBI via AP)
In the latest update, the agencies said that all evidence has been recovered Along Bourbon Street At Airbnb, the Mandeville Street rental used by Jabbar has been completed.
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“Evidence collected from multiple locations is being evaluated to advance the investigation,” the agencies said.
