Bomb-making materials found inside home of suspect in New Year's Day attack in New Orleans

The suspect's home contained a bomb-making station, according to photos taken inside the residence

Published: January 3, 2025 9:59am

Updated: January 3, 2025 10:25am

The FBI and local law enforcement on Thursday reportedly discovered bomb-making materials at the Houston residence of the perpetrator of the deadly New Year's Day terror attack in New Orleans.

The purported discovery is being reported by several news agencies based on information from unnamed police sources.

A bomb-making station was also found inside the residence, according to a separate New York Post report containing photos from suspect's home in Houston's Greenspoint community.

Bomb-making material was also found in the home the perpetrator, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, rented in the New Orleans before he drove a rented pickup through the city's famed French Quarters, killed at least 14 and injuring dozens of others. 

Jabbar was killed in a shootout with police. Authorities have concluded he had no accomplices in the attack. 

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