Bomb-making equipment has reportedly been found at a New Orleans Airbnb, as authorities investigate a possible link to a terrorist attack that killed at least 15 people and injured more more than 30 accidents on Bourbon Street during the New Year's party.
A small fire broke out at a suspected Airbnb home in the 1300 block of Mandeville Street in the St. Roch. of New Orleans around 5:30 am on Wednesday.
The New Orleans Fire Department evacuated many nearby homes and contacted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) FOX 8 reported.
Bomb-making materials were discovered at the site, sources confirmed.
SUSPECT IDENTIFIED AS FBI INVESTIGATES ACT OF TERRORISM AFTER BOURBON STREET ATTACK
New Orleans firefighters outside a home believed to be connected to a suspect in a deadly shooting on Bourbon Street on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
“They said they found explosives in the yellow house and they want the bomb squad to look at it,” neighbor Bob Koenig 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 of the Airbnb rental listing but did not immediately respond.
Authorities search a home believed to be linked to a suspect in a deadly shooting on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. A (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
The FBI said it was investigating an “act of terrorism” afterward Shamsud-Din Jabbara 42-year-old United States citizen from Texas, drove a Ford truck into a crowd of New Year's Eve revelers on Bourbon Street around 3:15 am local time. Jabbar got out of the car and opened fire on the officers, who returned fire, and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the officer.
BOURBON STREET ATTACK ON NEW YEAR'S PEOPLE MORA-RAFI INCIDENT OF TERRORISTS USING TRUCKS TO KILL.
Law enforcement outside a home believed to be linked to a suspect in a deadly shooting on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
An ISIS flag, weapons and an improvised explosive device were found in the car, and other IEDs were found in the French Quarter, the FBI confirmed.
Jabbare joined the team of US Navy on Aug. 12, 2004, in Houston and was released from the delayed entry program a month later on Sept. 13, 2004, meaning he did not continue to serve, a US Navy spokesman told Fox News.
The FBI is reportedly looking to find 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 the suspect in the deadly Bourbon Street attack in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
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Las Vegas, Nevada, early Wednesday, Tesla Cybertruck which is covered with fire mortar and a gasoline tanker exploded outside President-elect Trump's hotel, killing the driver and one person inside and injuring seven others nearby. Las Vegas Police Chief Kevin McMahill told reporters that authorities are “fully investigating what happened in New Orleans as well as other attacks that are happening around the world.”