Surveillance video captures the moment a man apparently sparked a large fire in front of a federal building in New York City on Monday.
The man attempted to flee on foot but was captured and arrested, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The department described him as a protester opposed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Photographs from the location also showed a cart with a sign reading, ‘ICE OFF OUR STREETS.’
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A federal employee and a civilian were injured during the fracas, but the injuries were described as minor.
“This morning an individual deployed an incendiary device outside of 26 Federal Plaza in New York. The individual is in custody,” wrote FBI Director Kash Patel on social media Monday. “FBI [Joint Terrorism Task Force] is investigating the
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