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Army veteran arrested for setting off fireworks, igniting fire outside federal building in NYC, FBI says

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A man was arrested after the FBI and New York City Police Department said he ignited fireworks and started a fire outside a federal building in Lower Manhattan on Monday morning. The incident happened at 8:20 a.m. outside 26 Federal Plaza, a building that houses dozens of agencies including the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

FBI New York Assistant Director James Barnacle said Arrabaca was armed with two axes, a machete, three knives, fireworks and other destructive devices.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the suspect ignited a bundle of fireworks before dumping flammable liquid outside the building and setting it on fire.

Federal agents ran up to the suspect and tackled him, and the fire department quickly put out the blaze. A security officer also sustained minor injuries during the tackle.