{"id":11830,"date":"2026-07-20T19:42:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11830"},"modified":"2026-07-20T19:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:42:33","slug":"person-in-custody-after-alleged-incendiary-device-attack-at-nyc-fbi-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11830","title":{"rendered":"Person in custody after alleged incendiary device attack at NYC FBI building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ic-cdn.flipboard.com\/wsoctv.com\/b506d26a71c92d72a3ca6598e06b59776be8347c\/_xlarge.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\">NEW YORK \u2014 A person is in custody after they allegedly set off what the FBI called an \u201cincendiary device\u201d at the agency\u2019s building in New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\">The building is located at 26 Federal Plaza on Foley Square, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/new-york-city\/smoke-device-goes-off-outside-26-federal-plaza\/6527840\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/new-york-city\/smoke-device-goes-off-outside-26-federal-plaza\/6527840\/\">WNBC<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\">Smoke billowed from the ground as personnel raced from the building. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\">The building also houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2079203258724471267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2079203258724471267\">Fox News<\/a> reported the FBI released a statement which read, \u201cThis 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.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\">The building went into shelter-in-place, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/makeshift-incendiary-device-emits-smoke-outside-26-federal-plaza-1-custody\/19543707\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/makeshift-incendiary-device-emits-smoke-outside-26-federal-plaza-1-custody\/19543707\/\">WABC<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\"><i>Check back for more on this developing story.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script id=\"facebookSdk\" defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2014 A person is in custody after they allegedly set off what the FBI called an \u201cincendiary device\u201d at the agency\u2019s 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. 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