Revealed: The Shocking Reason Behind NOLA Terrorist’s Airbnb Arson Attempt

New information is continuing to be released about the New Year terror attack that left at least fourteen dead and dozens of injured in New Orleans.

 

Authorities have been closely monitoring the Airbnb apartment that Shamsud Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old ISIS convert, rented. They now claim that he intentionally tried to burn down the building to hide evidence.

 

In a joint press release, the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said that Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, stayed at an Airbnb in Mandeville Street, where bomb-making material was found. Authorities said that similar materials were found at Jabbar’s Houston home.

 

 

New Orleans firefighters were called to the rental home at 5:20 am on New Year’s Day after the deadly attack in Bourbon Street. The ATF determined Jabbar was “the only person who had access to the residence at the time the fire started.”

 

The statement stated that “ATF determined Jabbar also set a small flame in the hallway and strategically placed explosives throughout the house to destroy the fire and other evidence of Jabbar’s crime.” The fire was extinguished by itself after Jabbar had left the house.

 

Ring Doorbell captured footage of the monster as it prepared to attack.

 

 

Jabbar may have failed in his plan to ignite the building, but authorities still managed to gather evidence.

 

Authorities said that when firefighters arrived on the scene, there was still a smoldering fire, which allowed them to recover evidence. This included bomb-making precursors as well as an object suspected of being turned into a silencing device.

 

Authorities said Jabbar planned to use the transmitter found in his F150 truck to detonate two explosive devices that he had placed on Bourbon Street.

 

The police also discovered clothing and shell cases, along with terabytes of video and data from city street cameras. The evidence will be sent to the FBI laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, for analysis.

 

 

As Teri Christoph reported in the meantime, authorities had left the terrorists’ Houston home unguarded and journalists were allowed to wander around unhindered.

 

Fox News sent out a reporter Friday morning to check on the house. She found it wide open, and anyone was welcome to wander in. As she was in the house, Harris County law enforcement closed the street to prepare for the arrival of the bomb squad. Again, this is after the public has had ample time to enter the house, contaminate it, and take away potentially important evidence.

 

We will continue to provide you with updates on this tragic story as new information becomes available.