'Anti-government extremist' sets off incendiary device outside federal building in New York: FBI – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

‘Anti-government extremist’ sets off incendiary device outside federal building in New York: FBI  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

A man with a history of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity set off an "incendiary device" outside a federal building in Manhattan, officials said. Andrew Arrabaca, 43, is a former soldier who served from 2001 to 2005. A man described as an "anti-government extremist" set off an "incendiary device" to set a fire outside a Manhattan federal building that houses an immigration court, the FBI said, leaving three with minor injuries. Andrew Arrabaca, 43, allegedly poured gasoline onto the ground outside 26 Federal Plaza and ignited it with a lighter and a large firework in a canister on Monday morning, FBI Assistant Director in Charge James Barnacle said. He also allegedly "pulled out an airsoft rifle and fired five to seven pellets" in the direction of 26 Federal Plaza, Barnacle said.

After Arrabaca's arrest "he did say he was targeting the building and he was OK if he hurt or killed people going in and out of the building, whether they were federal employees or civilians," Barnacle said. Two government employees and one civilian suffered minor injuries, Barnacle said, noting that the civilian victim was an immigrant there for an immigration hearing. Arrabaca — described by the Department of Homeland Security as an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement "rioter" — was apprehended by officers, Barnacle said. Arrabaca is a former soldier