U.S. and New York City officials on Monday afternoon identified the suspect in an attack earlier in the day on a federal building in Lower Manhattan as an Army veteran and provided more details of his alleged attack including that he was armed with a machete and ignited an improvised incendiary device of fireworks and inflammable liquid. 

The incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. outside 26 Federal Plaza. 

The suspect, who was arrested at the scene and taken into custody, has been identified as 43-year-old former Army soldier Andrew Arrabaca.

Authorities at a press conference said he was carrying two axes, three knives, a hammer, a machete and six incendiary devices and that he also lit a fire outside the building by pouring gasoline on the ground and using a lighter to ignite it.

Three people, described as two federal workers and one civilian, suffered minor injuries. No deaths were reported. 

FBI Assistant Director in Charge James Barnacle said Arrabaca "came armed with bad intentions" and that he was "looking to injure people and harm people.

Officials described the incident as an "anti-government attack on a federal facility," and said Arrabaca had anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement objects on him, including a sign that read "ICE Off Our Streets," according to ABC News. 

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