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.
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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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.
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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