Explosion outside FBI, ICE building in New York; suspect held in anti-ICE attack

Lower Manhattan federal building explosion prompted a major security response after an alleged incendiary device ignited outside 26 Federal Plaza and a suspect was detained.

Federal Building Incendiary DeviceThis photo provided by Robert Sullivan shows black smoke and flames in front of 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan in New York. (AP)

An explosion was reported outside a federal building in Lower Manhattan on Monday morning, and police said a suspect had been detained who had allegedly deployed an “incendiary device” outside a federal building at 26 Federal Plaza.

The federal building in New York City houses offices of the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and US Citizenship and Immigration Services. According to a Forbes report, the suspect was taken into custody, and the FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident.

Federal Building Incendiary Device In this photo provided by Robert Sullivan several officers surround a person on the ground near the site of a fire at 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan in New York. (AP)

Authorities stated that the “incendiary device” contained fireworks and a “flammable liquid,” and that fireworks in a garbage can were set off and triggered a blaze, CBS News reported. The authorities added that it was an anti-ICE attack.

“What occurred outside 26 Federal Plaza this morning was deeply disturbing,” New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on social media. “I’m relieved no one was seriously injured and that a suspect is in custody.”

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