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Bomb-making supplies have been reportedly discovered at a New Orleans Airbnb, as authorities examine a doable connection to the truck-ramming terror assault that killed a minimum of 15 folks and injured over 30 others on Bourbon Avenue throughout a New Yr’s celebration.
A small hearth broke out at a suspected Airbnb property positioned within the 1300 block of Mandeville Avenue within the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans round 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The New Orleans Hearth Division evacuated dozens of individuals from close by properties and contacted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 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 exterior a house believed to be linked to the suspect within the lethal assault on Bourbon Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox Information Digital)
“They mentioned they discovered bomb-making materials within the yellow home and needed the bomb squad to look it over,” Bob Koenig, a neighbor, advised FOX 8.
Investigators suspect the Airbnb was rented by the now-deceased attacker, sources advised The New Orleans Advocate.
Fox Information 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 Avenue in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox Information Digital)
The FBI mentioned 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 Yr’s revelers on Bourbon Avenue at roughly 3:15 a.m. native time. Jabbar exited the car and fired on regulation enforcement, who returned hearth, and the suspect was declared useless on the scene, in accordance with the bureau.
BOURBON STREET ATTACK ON NEW YEAR’S REVELERS JUST THE LATEST CASE OF TERRORISTS USING TRUCKS TO KILL
Regulation enforcement exterior a house believed to be linked to the suspect within the lethal assault on Bourbon Avenue in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox Information Digital)
An ISIS flag, weapons and a possible improvised explosive machine (IED) 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 advised Fox Information.
The FBI is reportedly trying to monitor down associates of Jabbar who could have been concerned within the assault.
A bomb-sniffing canine is seen exterior a house believed to be linked to the suspect within the lethal assault on Bourbon Avenue in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox Information Digital)
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In Las Vegas early Wednesday, a Tesla Cybertruck loaded with firework mortars and camp gas canisters exploded exterior President-elect Donald Trump’s resort, killing the driving force and sole occupant inside and injuring a minimum of seven others close by. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Chief Kevin McMahill advised reporters that authorities “are completely investigating any connectivity to what occurred in New Orleans in addition to different assaults which were occurring around the globe.”
Danielle Wallace is a breaking information and politics reporter at Fox Information Digital. Story suggestions could be despatched to [email protected] and on X: @danimwallace.
