New Orleans attacker tried to use high explosive that could have killed hundreds

The bombs Shamsud-Din Jabbar built with the explosive known as RDX would have had devastating effects were it not for an amateurish blunder.

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Chemical used for explosives found in storage locker linked to New Orleans attacker, FBI says

A common chemical used for explosives was discovered in a Texas storage locker linked to the U.S. Army veteran who killed 14 people and injured more than two-dozen when he plowed into New Year’s ...
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Newly released photos show explosives New Orleans suspect tried to set off

ABC News has obtained never-before-seen images of the IEDs found after the suspect accused in the New Orleans truck-ramming attack was killed in a shootout with police.
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New Orleans attacker used very rare explosive in bombs, officials say

Shamsud-Din Jabbar used a rare explosive in New Orleans that has never before been used in a U.S. or European terrorist attack. A key question is how he learned of the explosive and managed to ...
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New Orleans Attacker Had Transmitter to Set Off Explosives, F.B.I. Says

Bomb-making materials were found at a short-term rental house, and the authorities said they had recovered a transmitter intended to set off explosives on the city’s famous Bourbon Street.
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New Orleans’s famed Bourbon Street tries to return to normalcy after attack

Tight security and makeshift memorials mark scene where 14 people were killed during New Year’s Day celebrations. New Orleans truck attack – latest updates A sense of normalcy was returning ...
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Could Better Security Have Stopped the New Orleans Terror Attack?

City officials were warned in 2019 that the bollards designed to block vehicles did “not appear to work.” They were being fixed when a truck rammed through Bourbon Street on Wednesday.
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Trucks in New Orleans attack and Vegas explosion were rented on Turo

Vehicles used in deadly New Orleans attack and Las Vegas explosion at Trump hotel were rented via same app, Turo.
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New Orleans Attack ‘Inspired by ISIS’, and a Cybertruck Explosion in Las Vegas

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Trucks in New Orleans Attack and Las Vegas Explosion Were Rented Using Turo

Renters of both vehicles had used Turo, a peer-to-peer app. Officials are investigating possible connections between the two cases.
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New Orleans attacker tried to use high explosive that could have killed hundreds

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