Bomb-making materials found at New Orleans Airbnb linked to Bourbon Street attack

Bomb-making materials have reportedly been found in a New Orleans Airbnb, as authorities investigate a possible connection to a truck attack that killed at least 15 people and injured more than 30 on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Eve.

A small fire broke out at a suspected Airbnb in the 1300 block of Mandeville Street in the St. Louis area. Roch, 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 found in the area, sources confirmed the store.

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“They said they found bomb-making equipment in the yellow house and they wanted the squad to look at it,” Bob Koenig, a neighbor, told FOX 8.

Investigators suspect the Airbnb was rented by the attacker who is now dead, sources told the New Orleans Advocate.

Fox News Digital reached out to the owner listed on the Airbnb rental but did not immediately respond.

Authorities are investigating a home believed to be connected to a suspect in a deadly shooting on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. A (Kat Ramirez of Fox News Digital)

The FBI said it was investigating an “act of terrorism” after Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas, drove a Ford truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street around 3:15 am local time. Jabbar got out of the car and shot at the law enforcement officers, who returned fire, and the suspect died at the scene, according to the office.

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Law enforcement outside a home believed to be connected to a suspect in a Bourbon Street homicide in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez of Fox News Digital)

An ISIS flag, weapons and a possible improvised explosive device were found in the car, and some IEDs were found in the French Quarter, the FBI confirmed.

Jabbar enlisted in the US Navy on August 12, 2004, in Houston and was released from the delayed entry program after one month on September 13, 2004, meaning he did not continue active duty, a US Navy spokesman told Fox News.

The FBI is reportedly 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 a suspect in a deadly shooting on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez of Fox News Digital)

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In Las Vegas, Nevada, early Wednesday, a Tesla Cybertruck loaded with explosives and gasoline canisters exploded outside President-elect Trump’s hotel, killing the driver and one person inside and injuring at least seven others nearby. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Chief Kevin McMahill told reporters that authorities are “fully investigating any connection that occurred in New Orleans and other attacks that have occurred around the world.”