Details about 'rare explosives' New Orleans terrorist planned to use

Terrorist planned to use a 'very rare explosive compound' as part of his New Year's Day attack in , authorities have said.

Federal investigators said the compound, found in two of the homemade IEDs, has never been used before in a terror attack in the US or Europe, two senior law enforcement sources told .

Authorities are investigating how Jabbar, 42, came to know of the material and how to use it in his bombs.

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