ICE Attacker Revealed to Be a Military Veteran

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A man accused of setting a fire outside a federal building in New York City on Monday morning was an Army veteran who carried anti-ICE materials, officials said.

Andrew Arrabaca, 43, was arrested on Monday in connection with the incident, said James Barnacle, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office, during a press conference Monday afternoon.

Barnacle said that Arrabaca had poured gasoline on the ground outside the employee entrance of 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan before setting it ablaze with a lighter and a “large firework in a canister.” He added that Arrabaca pulled out an airsoft rifle and fired several plastic pellets.

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