Bomb-making materials have reportedly been found at an Airbnb in New Orleans, as authorities investigate a possible connection to the truck rampage terror attack that killed at least 15 people and injured more than 30 on Bourbon Street during New Year’s Eve celebrations.
A small fire broke out at a suspicious Airbnb property located in the 1300 block of Mandeville Street in the St. Roch from New Orleans around 5:30 a.m. 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.
Bomb-making materials were discovered on the property, sources confirmed for the newspaper.
Suspect identified as FBI INVESTIGATES ACT OF TERRORISM AFTER BOURBON STREET ATTACK
Fire trucks in New Orleans outside a home believed to be linked to a suspect in a deadly shooting on Bourbon Street on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
“They said they found bomb-making material in the yellow house and they wanted the bomb squad to look at it,” Bob Koenig, a neighbor, told FOX 8.
Investigators suspect Airbnb was rented by the now-deceased gunman, sources told The New Orleans Advocate.
Fox News Digital reached out to the owner of the listed Airbnb rental, but did not immediately respond.
Authorities investigate a home believed to be connected to a suspect in a fatal shooting on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
The FBI said it was investigating an “act of terrorism” after Shamsud-Din JabbarA 42-year-old American citizen from Texas drove a Ford pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street around 3:15 a.m. local time. Jabbar exited the vehicle and fired at law enforcement, who returned fire, and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the office.
BOURBON STREET ATTACK ON NEW YEAR PARTIES JUST THE LATEST CASE OF TERRORISTS USING TRUCKS TO KILL
Police outside a home believed to be linked to a suspect in a fatal shooting on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
An ISIS flag, weapons and a potential improvised explosive device were found in the vehicle, and other IEDs were found in the French Quarter, the FBI confirmed.
Jabbar applied to US Navy Aug. 12, 2004, in Houston and was discharged from the deferred entry program a month later, on Sept. 13, 2004, meaning he did not continue to serve, a U.S. Navy spokesman told Fox News.
The FBI is reportedly trying 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 linked to a suspect in a deadly attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
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In Las Vegas, Nevada, early Wednesday, the Tesla Cybertruck loaded with firework mortars and camping fuel canisters exploded outside President-elect Trump’s hotel, killing the driver and the only occupant and injuring at least seven others nearby. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Chief Kevin McMahill told reporters that authorities are “absolutely investigating any connection to what happened in New Orleans, as well as other attacks that have occurred around the world.”
