Federal authorities discovered a cooler filled with sulfuric acid in a Texas storage unit similar to the one found after Shamsud-Din Jabbar carried out his deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street, the FBI said Tuesday.
The cooler contained bottles of sulfuric acid that was purchased at a nearby hardware store in Houston, the agency said in a statement reported on by Click2Houston.
Sulfuric acid is a colorless, corrosive and reactive chemical.
There is no threat to public safety at this time, according to authorities.
The discovery was made as the feds and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office investigated the storage unit Monday night, according to the station.
Jabbar was a Harris County resident, living in Houston leading up to his gruesome attack in New Orleans where he killed 14 people and injured scores more.
The ISIS-inspired terrorist was killed in a shootout with police in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
Jabbar was seen on surveillance footage leaving IEDs inside of coolers in the tourist hotspot just before he rammed his truck into a throngs of revelers, the FBI previously said.
He had planned to detonate them with a transmitter, authorities have said.
The Post has sought comment from the FBI field office in Houston.
This is a developing story. Please check back for more updates.
