A former U.S. Army soldier is in custody after allegedly starting a fire and setting off fireworks in front of a federal building in New York City on Monday. The building houses dozens of agencies, including the FBI and ICE. Tom Hanson reports.
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Suspect in custody after 'incendiary' incident outside Federal Plaza in NYC: FBI
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This photo provided by Robert Sullivan shows black smoke and flames in front of 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan, Monday, July 20, 2026, in New York.
A man believed to be an anti-ICE activist armed with two airsoft rifles deployed an incendiary device outside 26 Federal Plaza in New York City on Monday morning, prompting a swift response from federal and local law enforcement.
NEW YORK (PIX11) --- A fire was sparked by fireworks near a federal immigration building in Lower Manhattan Monday morning, officials said. Authorities responded to a rubbish fire near 26 Federal Plaza near Worth and Lafayette streets at around 8:30 a.m., according to the FDNY.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A person is in custody after deploying an incendiary device outside 26 Federal Plaza on Monday morning, according to the FBI. “This morning an individual deployed an incendiary device outside of 26 Federal Plaza,” the FBI said in a statement.
A man with a history of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity set off an "incendiary device" outside a federal building in Manhattan, officials said.
The FBI announced that a suspect was taken into custody after deploying an incendiary device outside a federal building in New York City on Monday morning. "This morning an individual deployed an incendiary device outside of 26 Federal Plaza.
An armed maniac lit an “incendiary device” outside a federal government building in lower Manhattan early Monday in an attack being investigated by the terrorism task force, according to officials and sources. The unidentified man started a fire outside of 26 Federal Plaza around 8:30 a.m.
Law enforcement arrested an individual in connection with the detonation of an incendiary device near 26 Federal Plaza in New York City on Monday morning, a FBI spokesperson said. The explosion was heard around 8:30 a.m.
An incendiary device was used to target a federal building early Monday morning in New York City. The incident happened around 26 Federal Plaza, a large building that houses the […]
An apparent anti-ICE protester set a massive fire with an incendiary device outside of Lower Manhattan’s immigration court on Monday morning and threatened those nearby with a firearm, sources told amNewYork.
According to multiple media outlets, the man set off fireworks outside a federal building that includes a U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement field office.
