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Pre-Dawn Car-Ramming at Pittsburgh FBI Office Labeled an Act of Terror

Agents have opened a terrorism probe, with a manhunt underway.

Overview

  • Authorities say a vehicle struck a security door at the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office around 2:40 a.m., and no injuries were reported.
  • Bomb technicians searched the scene and found no explosives in the car.
  • Officials described the crash as a targeted attack on the bureau and announced a federal investigation.
  • Investigators identified the driver as an ex–U.S. service member known to the FBI who visited the office weeks earlier to file an unusual complaint.
  • The suspect draped a U.S. flag on the door, a message was seen on a side window, and the FBI says it will seek the maximum federal charges.