Overview
- A person set off an incendiary device outside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan and was taken into custody by federal officers following the incident on Monday.
- Preliminary investigations indicate the device consisted of fireworks and a flammable liquid that were ignited in a cart, producing smoke and a small fire on the sidewalk.
- Officers recovered what multiple sources described as two long, realistic‑looking BB/airsoft rifles and a cart bearing an anti‑ICE sign, and early reviews reported no shots were fired though some eyewitness accounts suggested otherwise.
- Federal and city agencies including the FBI, ICE, Federal Protective Service, NYPD and FDNY evacuated the building, sealed sidewalks, deployed bomb‑squad and HAZMAT teams to examine recovered items, and reported only minor injuries.
- The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force has assumed the investigation, no charges or suspect identity have been publicly announced, and officials are probing motive and the suspect’s background because the building houses ICE, immigration courts and other federal offices.