An individual was taken into custody Monday morning after detonating an incendiary device outside a federal building in Lower Manhattan, an incident now under investigation by the FBI's New York Joint Terrorism Task Force. The event occurred around 8:30 a.m. at 26 Federal Plaza.
According to officials and sources, the suspect ignited fireworks and allegedly threatened passersby with airsoft rifles. Authorities took the perpetrator into custody at the scene. The FBI confirmed in a statement that an individual deployed an incendiary device outside the building and that the Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating.
Sources indicated the suspect was pulling a cart that contained long firearms, additional fireworks, and other items. One person sustained minor injuries during the incident and was transported to a local hospital. The circumstances and motivations behind the act remain under investigation.