Video shows unfazed passersby during fiery attack on New York federal building by ex-soldier
Federal prosecutors say Andrew Arrabaca planned the attack for months and carried multiple weapons and incendiary devices, leaving three people with minor injuries.
- On Monday, July 20, 2026, 43-year-old former soldier Andrew Arrabaca attacked 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan with fireworks, gasoline, and weapons, leading to his immediate arrest by security forces and federal police.
- Federal prosecutors allege Arrabaca plotted the attack for months, traveling to upstate New York and Pennsylvania to acquire supplies while carrying anti-ICE signs and making 'anti-government and anti-American statements' during arrest.
- Surveillance footage shows the two-minute assault where Arrabaca fired a BB rifle and set sidewalk fires, with bystanders largely ignoring the scene until flames engulfed the building's entrance, leaving three people with minor injuries.
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky denied bail and remanded Arrabaca to custody on arson charges, describing the crime as 'troubling,' while his defense attorney requested mental health evaluation at a Veterans Health Administration facility.
- Arrabaca, who served in the Army from 2001 to 2004, is scheduled to return to court on August 4, 2026, for further proceedings following his initial mental health evaluation in custody.
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Dramatic new video shows army veteran’s full attack on 26 Federal Plaza in NYC
NEW YORK — Dramatic new footage of a U.S. Army veteran’s full attack on 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan shows several passersby running for cover as he points what looks like a rifle at them. Andrew Arrabaca, described as…
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Video shows unfazed passersby during fiery attack on New York federal building by ex-soldier
Security camera video shows some bystanders appeared to barely bat an eye when a man set off a fountain of fireworks then started a blazing fire outside a federal building in Lower Manhattan earlier this week.
Surveillance video shows what happened outside 26 Federal Plaza before officers moved in
New video shows a suspect allegedly shoot off fireworks and fire a pellet gun before pouring gasoline and lighting a large fire outside a federal office building in lower Manhattan. The new video obtained by NBC New York came from a surveillance camera that appears to capture the entire fiery attack. It begins with the suspect, 43-year-old Andrew Arrabaca, appearing to pull his cart along the sidewalk in front of the federal building at 26 Feder…
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