"R-Salt is very similar in look, texture, and chemical makeup as RDX (explosive material), which is readily common and available in the United States," Jackson said.

"R-Salt is very similar in look, texture, and chemical makeup as RDX (explosive material), which is readily common and available in the United States," Jackson said.

In addition to the explosives, ... Similarly, explosive materials discovered at a rental property in New Orleans were initially identified as R-Salt, a compound chemically similar to RDX.

They also found explosive materials at a home he rented in New Orleans that tests initially identified as R-Salt, an explosive similar in chemical makeup to RDX.

A new report from NBC news says the suspect accused of a terrorist attack in New Orleans used an explosive so powerful it could have killed hundreds had the bombs worked.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the terrorist who murdered 14 people in a ramming attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day last week, used a “very rare explosive compound” that had never been used in a ...

Further complicating the case is the discovery of r-salt explosive material at Jabbar's residence – a substance not commonly found in the U.S.

Preliminary tests indicated that the explosive material in the IEDs was likely R-Salt, which is uncommon in the United States. But Joshua Jackson, special agent in charge of the ATF's New Orleans ...

According to the FBI, all the materials used by Jabbar are readily available in the U.S. except for the r-salt, but the FBI lab is likely going to rule that material recovered at the Mandeville ...

The compound, called R-Salt, has never been used in a U.S. or European terrorist attack or incident. Jackson said the FBI is going to conduct additional tests of the explosive compound found in ...