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Army veteran arrested for setting off fireworks, igniting fire outside federal building in NYC, FBI says
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- A man identified as Andrew Arrabaca, a 43-year-old U.S. Army veteran and anti-ICE activist, was arrested after igniting fireworks and starting a fire outside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, which houses multiple federal agencies including the FBI and ICE.
- Arrabaca was armed with two axes, a machete, three knives, fireworks, airsoft guns, and other destructive devices, and had a manifesto and a cart with the slogan "ICE off our streets."
- The FBI and NYPD intervened quickly, tackling Arrabaca and extinguishing the fire; three people sustained minor injuries, including two government employees and a security officer.
- The FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident, and law enforcement has seized Arrabaca's car while seeking a search warrant.
- New York City officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, condemned the attack, urged public caution near the site due to disruptions, and promised support for the federal investigation.
