FBI remove bomb making materials from Airbnb New Orleans suspect rented before horrific attack that killed 15 and injured 35
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The FBI has removed bomb making materials from an Airbnb which the New Orleans suspect rented ahead of the horrific attack yesterday.
Following an investigation, officials believe that the man who ploughed into crowds celebrating New Year in the city's French Quarter, killing 15 and injuring 35, had prepared IED explosives at the property.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, who is a US citizen from Texas, drove from Houston to New Orleans to conduct the fatal attack in the early hours of the morning on New Year's Day.
Now, investigators are testing their theory that he rented this Airbnb property in the St Roch area of the city.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove from Houston to New Orleans to conduct the fatal attack in the early hours of the morning on New Year's Day
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Photographs from the Daily Mail have revealed the FBI taking away bomb making materials from the property close to the French Quarter, including a total containment vessel being removed from the property yesterday evening.
The surrounding region is rentable for tourists who have travelled to the city for the New Year, but they are no longer permitted to access their accommodation.
Authorities have told one couple "not to count" on being permitted to return to the properties as officials worked on cutting off a three-street radius to individuals.
To carry out the removal of such material, special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Homeland Security assisted the FBI.
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A spokeswoman for the ATF has said that the team was assisting the investigation, although they could not comment any further.
Once firefighters had extinguished a fire at the property early in the morning, sources claimed that "bomb making materials" were discovered when officials assessed the scene.
State Attorney General Liz Murrill told NBC News: "We know that these individuals had rented the house were using it for that purpose."
Jabbar might have rented the two-bedroom property out on Airbnb or another rental service before he carried out the brutal attack, sources have told the Mail.
After he had driven a car at speed into New Year revellers and began firing a gun, Jabbar was shot dead by police
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After he had driven a car at speed into New Year revellers and began firing a gun, Jabbar was shot dead by police.
According to reports, the rented car was found to have stored an ISIS flag, as well as a chest filled with explosive weapons.
Additionally, despite the ambiguous timing, he is believed to have filmed several videos of him driving at night from Texas to Lousiana, which make reference to him planning on bringing his family together to murder them, as well as joining ISIS.
Due to the videos being filmed at night, the suspect is not able to be seen in the footage.
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