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Authorities say they found bomb-making materials at a the home in the 1300 block of Mandeville Street.

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New Orleans attack suspect set fire to St. Roch home to destroy evidence, bomb materials: FBI

Athina Morris

Bomb-making materials were also found at the suspect's property in Houston, Texas, authorities said.

A Harris County Sheriff's Office vehicle is parked near the last known home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a man the FBI said perpetrated a terrorist attack on New Orleans, on Jan. 1, 2025.

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FBI identifies New Orleans terrorist attack suspect as Texas resident, Army veteran

Athina Morris

The man suspected of crashing his pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a resident of Texas, according to the FBI.

Investigators work the scene after a person drove a vehicle into a crowd earlier on Canal and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Death toll in Bourbon Street truck attack rises to 15, FBI says

Athina Morris

The death toll from Wednesday morning's attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans has risen from 10 to 15, according to the FBI.

FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File)

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Health officials say Louisiana patient is first severe bird flu case in US

The Associated Press

A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.