A Pennsylvania man has been arrested after allegedly ramming his car into a metal gate at the FBI building in Pittsburgh.
Donald Henson of Penn Hills reportedly drove into the main entrance gate at about 2:40 a.m., according to the FBI.
Law enforcement officials described the act as intentional.
"We look at this as an act of terror against the FBI," FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Giordano said during a press briefing.
"This was a targeted attack on this building. Thankfully no one was hurt, but we are going to exhaust every ability we have under the federal law to find, apprehend and prosecute this subject to the fullest extent."
Giordano said that after Henson crashed into the gate, the suspect grabbed an American flag from inside the vehicle and threw it over the gate, CBS News reported.
The car used in the attack appeared to have "some vulgarity" written on one of its side windows, the FBI said. Giordano added there appeared to be a reference to suicide, according to ABC News.
Henson then rushed from the scene on foot.
A bomb squad was brought in to clear the vehicle, the FBI said.
The FBI said that Henson recently visited the Pittsburgh office.
"In scouring our indexes, we did find that he visited the field office a couple of weeks ago to make a complaint that didn't make a whole lot of sense," Giordano said, CBS News reported. "We ran down everything that he came down with. It didn't have a federal nexus. We contacted him to let him know there wasn't a federal offense that we were able to charge."
The FBI said it believes Henson has a history of mental health issues and is a former member of the military.
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