The FBI revealed that it found a "significant amount of bomb-making materials and chemicals" in the home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the perpetrator of the New Orleans terrorist attack where 14 people were killed.
A video showing a walk through of his home catches a glimpse of the search warrant used to search the trailer in Beaumont, Texas, and details some of the materials effectively found there.
Wow. A walking tour through the New Orleans Terrorist's place. It was raided by the FBI, and this is what remains.
— Jennifer Coffindaffer (@CoffindafferFBI) January 3, 2025
Things have changed....#neworleansattack #Terroristattack pic.twitter.com/rqsHrSOATS
Three bottles of sulfuric acid, acetone and a "white substance labeled potassium nitrate" can be seen in one of the documents, which also mention a "burner with white residue," a thermometer, a stir stick and a lab stand. Two officials familiar with the investigation told NBC News that agents are confident they have recovered all significant materials.
The FBI continues to examine Jabbar's motives, including his online activity, which included posts proclaiming his support for ISIS, according to Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division.
The search was part of a court-authorized investigation following Jabbar's deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day. Jabbar, a Texas-born U.S. citizen and Army veteran, drove a pickup truck into crowds on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring dozens. Authorities also discovered improvised explosive devices in Jabbar's vehicle and elsewhere in the French Quarter.
President Biden confirmed at a White House press conference on Thursday that Jabbar acted alone and had a "remote detonator" in his vehicle that would set off bombs he placed around the city's French Quarter. The explosive were made from pipe and nails and placed inside coolers near the site of the attack. They did not detonate.
After Jabbar rammed his truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, he exchanged gunfire with law enforcement and was fatally shot by police.
According to police, Jabbar's actions were "very intentional" and he was "hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did."
Originally published on Latin Times
