A blast near 26 Federal Plaza in ignited a fire and triggered a significant emergency response on Monday morning.
Following the occurrence outside the federal building in Lower , which accommodates agencies such as the FBI and and Customs Enforcement, one individual was apprehended.
According to the FDNY, four people sustained minor injuries that are not life-threatening. While three of them refused medical transport, one person was transported to New York-Presbyterian Lower Hospital.
“This morning an individual deployed an incendiary device outside of 26 Federal Plaza. The individual has been taken into custody and the FBI New York Office is investigating the incident,” the FBI stated in a statement to Newsweek.
