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Los Angeles Man Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Unlit Explosives at Federal Building

Jose Francisco Jovel said he wanted to blow up the building and ’spray down' the officers, authorities said. His attack caused no damage.
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Los Angeles Man Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Unlit Explosives at Federal Building
Protesters confront National Guard soldiers and Department of Homeland Security officers in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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A Los Angeles man was charged with a felony Dec. 2 after he tried to firebomb a downtown federal building with several homemade explosives.
Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, a U.S. citizen, was arrested Dec. 1 outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building at 300 N. Los Angeles Street, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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