Suspect in Custody After Device Ignited Outside Federal Plaza in NYC

A suspect is in custody after a device was ignited outside of 26 Federal Plaza in New York City on Monday around 8:30 a.m.

WBAL-TV reported that “two people suffered minor injuries” in the incident.

ABC 7 New York noted that “a man armed with a collection of weapons started a fire” outside the building with “some kind of flammable liquid.”

FBI Director Kash Patel posted to X: “This morning an individual deployed an incendiary device outside of 26 Federal Plaza in New York. The individual is in custody and two minor injuries reported thus far. FBI [Joint Terrorism Task Force] is investigating the incident.”

WNCT pointed out that the fire appears to have been started with fireworks that “were loaded into a wagon bearing a sign that read ‘ICE off our streets.’”

A suspect is in custody, but the identity of the suspect has not been released.

Update: The Department of Homeland Security posted to X: “…an anti-ICE rioter launched fireworks outside of 26 Federal Plaza, grazing a bystander, and poured what is believed to be gasoline on the stairs of the entrance to the building and set it on fire. A FPS Protective Security Officer swiftly tackled and detained the agitator, sustaining minor injuries during the incident.”

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