New Orleans suspect set fire at rental property

The driver behind the deadly New Year's terrorist attack in New Orleans set fire to a rental property in an attempt to hide bomb-making evidence before the attack, the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) say. Announced.

in joint statement On Friday, authorities said 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar started a small fire in the hallway of the Airbnb he had rented before the attack, and that “accelerants were strategically placed throughout the house to destroy the fire and other evidence.” “I did it,'' he said. about his crime. ''However, the fire burned out on its own before spreading to other rooms.''

The smoldering fire allowed the FBI to recover evidence from the rented Airbnb, including “precursors of bomb-making materials and a privately made device that appeared to be a rifle silencer,” authorities said.

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The FBI and ATF also revealed new information about Jabbar's movements before driving a high-speed vehicle on popular Bourbon Street in the early morning hours of New Year's Day.

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Authorities said Jabbar placed two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along Bourbon Street. He was unable to detonate two explosives before dying.

“The FBI assesses that during the attack on Bourbon Street, Jabbar intended to use a transmitter in his F150 truck to detonate two IEDs he placed on Bourbon Street.” said the authorities.

In the latest update, authorities announced that they have completed the recovery of all evidence along Bourbon Street and at the Mandeville Street Airbnb rental property used by Jabbar.

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“We are evaluating evidence collected from multiple scenes to advance our investigation,” authorities said.