FBI makes horrifying discovery in Airbnb rented by New Orleans terrorist after he mowed down 15 people
Federal investigators believe a U.S. Army veteran who drove a truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans’ French Quarter prepared the IED explosives at a nearby rental home.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen born and raised in Texas, drove an electric vehicle from Houston to Louisiana to carry out the deadly attack that killed 15 people and injured at least 35.
Investigators are looking into the theory that he rented a nearby Airbnb property in St. Roch for his base before carrying out the attack.
Exclusive photos from DailyMail.com show the moment the FBI removed bomb-making materials from the two-bedroom, two-bathroom property near the French Quarter.
A total containment vessel was removed from the building around 8 p.m. on New Year’s Day, hours after authorities evacuated residents from the area.
The area is mainly rented out to tourists who travel to the area for the holiday period and now have no place to stay.
Authorities told one couple they “shouldn’t count on” regaining access to the property, closing a three-block radius.
The FBI was joined by special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Homeland Security.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a US citizen born and raised in Texas, drove an electric vehicle into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans’ French Quarter
Investigators are looking into the theory that he rented a nearby Airbnb property in St. Roch for his base before carrying out the attack
A total containment vessel was removed from the building around 8 p.m. on New Year’s Day, hours after authorities evacuated residents from the area.
A spokeswoman for the ATF confirmed they were involved in assisting the investigation, but could not comment further when contacted by DailyMail.com.
Officials were called to the property after firefighters extinguished a blaze at the rental property in the early hours, with sources claiming ‘bomb making materials’ had been found.
State Attorney General Liz Murrill told NBC News, “We know that these individuals had rented the home and were using it for that purpose.”
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom property was renovated by property developer Oliver Doxater of Wysteria Properties.
Sources believe that Jabbar could have rented out the property through Airbnb or another rental service before the deadly attack.
Authorities told a couple ‘not to expect’ to regain access to the property, closing a three-block radius
Jabbar was killed by police after he rammed a truck into pedestrians celebrating the New Year, got out of the vehicle and started shooting.
The vehicle, which was rented by Jabbar through the car rental app Turo, reportedly carried an ISIS flag and a box with explosives inside.
Suspect Jabbar is said to have made a series of videos that are being reviewed by police.
Multiple officials told CNN that the footage appears to have been taken while driving at night and does not show the suspect in it.
Authorities believe the videos were taken while he was driving from Texas to Louisiana, although the timing is unclear.
The driver who rammed into pedestrians celebrating the New Year in New Orleans, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens, is dead after a shootout with police
Suspect Jabbar is said to have made a series of videos that are being reviewed by police.
CNN reports that the recordings reference his divorce and that he planned to gather his family for a fake party so he could kill them.
The suspect also allegedly told how he joined ISIS and about dreams he had about joining the terrorist group.
His brother told The New York Times that his brother was a caring man. Abdur Jabbar, 24, from Beaumont, Texas, told the outlet, “[He was] really a sweetheart, a nice guy, a friend, very smart, caring.’
He said his brother converted to Islam at a young age, and that “what he did does not represent Islam. This is more a form of radicalization, not religion.’