After the tragedy of Notre Dame, a man was arrested in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York with gas cans

A man was arrested Wednesday night while he was trying to get in charge of two cans of gasoline and two lighters the Cathedral of St. Patrick's Day New York, according to the police.

The individual, from 37 years and a neighbor from New Jersey, he was seen by a security guard, who prevented him from entering and alerted two officers who were in front of the temple.

According to the authorities, the man reportedly told the police: he simply intended to cross the cathedral to get to his vehicle, parked near and running out of fuel.

The agents, however, they found that the car had gasoline and, as the answers of the man were not convincing, they decided to stop him.

Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, John Miller, badured at a press conference that the situation was "very suspicious"especially when two days after the devastating fire that hit Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

At the time of his arrest, the man was provided with two 7.5-liter gasoline cans each, two bottles of ignition fluid and two large lighters such as those commonly used in kitchens and kitchens. the barbecues.

In addition, a third can of gasoline was found inside his vehicle.

The man was transferred to a police station for questioning and, a priori, nothing indicates that the event could be terrorist type, according to Miller.

Authorities did not reveal the identity of those arrested, but the local media identified him as Marc Lamparello, a PhD student in the city's philosophy, citing police sources.

On Thursday, the New York Post announced that the person had bought a one-way ticket to Rome tonight.

In addition, according to this media, Lamparello allegedly got into trouble with the police last week in New Jersey, when he reportedly refused to leave a church in the city of Newark at the time of the closure, claiming that he had been arrested. he wanted to pray.

According to the newspaper, he was therefore accused of illegally entering a property and resisting arrest.

The paper also said that Lamparello had already been treated for psychiatric problems and that his relatives had told the police that he was not currently taking any medication.

Through Twitter, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio praised the police's quick response and said the city was working to protect religious spaces while celebrating Holy Week.

The construction of St. Patrick's Cathedral was completed in 1878. Later additions were added and were the subject of a major restoration that ended in 2015.