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FBI investigates device thrown at Atlanta building with ICE offices
An incendiary device was thrown at a downtown Atlanta government building that houses ICE offices and the city’s immigration court Tuesday night. Authorities reported no injuries and said there was no known threat to public safety.
The FBI is investigating after an incendiary device was thrown at a downtown Atlanta government building that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices and Atlanta’s immigration court, the agency said.
The device was thrown at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, according to the FBI. FBI personnel and evidence response technicians were at the scene collecting evidence.
“There is no known threat to public safety at this time,” the FBI said in a statement. Police reported no injuries.
Authorities have not provided information about who threw the device, whether the building was damaged or what may have motivated the incident.