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

Bomb-making materials were reportedly found at an Airbnb in New Orleans as authorities investigate a possible link to the truck bombing that killed at least 15 people and injured more than 30 others on Bourbon Street during a New Year’s Eve celebration.

A small fire broke out at a suspected Airbnb property located in the 1300 block of Mandeville Street in St. Roch neighborhood in 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, FOX 8 reported.

Bomb-making materials were found at the property, sources confirmed to the outlet.

The FBI confirmed at a press conference Thursday that FBI and ATF agents have secured that house on Mandeville Street and “that the location is being searched for potential evidence.” Two laptops were recovered from that address, the FBI said, and three more cellphones linked to the now-deceased suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, were analyzed by investigators.

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At Thursday’s news conference, ATF said the Mandeville address is still being processed and that ATF’s national response team — consisting of certified fire investigators, explosives specialists, fire engineers and electrical engineers — was still working additional leads to help identify how the fire started. morning, the attack unfolded across town on Bourbon Street.

Fox News Digital reached out to the listed owner of the Airbnb rental, but did not immediately hear back.

New Orleans fire trucks outside a home believed to be linked to the suspect in the deadly attack 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 wanted the bomb squad to look at it,” Bob Koenig, a neighbor, told FOX 8 on Wednesday.

Authorities investigate a home believed to be connected to the suspect in the deadly attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

After Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas, drove a Ford pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street around 3:15 a.m. local time on New Year’s Day, the FBI began investigating the case as an “act of terrorism.” In addition to crashing into the crowd, Jabbar exited the vehicle and fired at law enforcement, who returned fire, and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the agency.

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

An ISIS flag, weapons and a potential improvised explosive device (IED) were found in the vehicle, and other potential IEDs were found in the French Quarter, the FBI said.

After initially suspecting accomplices might be involved, the FBI said Thursday that the agency now believes Jabbar acted alone.

A bomb-sniffing dog is seen outside a home believed to be linked to the suspect in the deadly attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

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The FBI denied any connection to the Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas that occurred Wednesday morning.

In Las Vegas early Wednesday, a Tesla Cybertruck loaded with fireworks mortars and camping fuel containers exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s hotel, killing the driver and the only occupant inside and injuring at least seven others nearby.

“As you know, there is also an FBI investigation in Las Vegas. We are following up on all potential leads and are not ruling anything out. However, at this time, there is no definitive link between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas,” FBI Deputy Director of the Counterterrorism Division Christopher Raia told reporters.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This report has been updated to remove photos and information attributed to a neighbor at Jabbar’s Houston home. It can be found here.