NEW YORK — A person is in custody after they allegedly set off what the FBI called an “incendiary device” at the agency’s building in New York City.
The building is located at 26 Federal Plaza on Foley Square, WNBC reported.
Smoke billowed from the ground as personnel raced from the building.
The building also houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices.
Fox News reported the FBI released a statement which read, “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 Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident.”
The building went into shelter-in-place, WABC reported.
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