Arrested a man trying to enter with two cans of naphtha in New York Cathedral – 18/04/2019

A man was arrested while he was trying to get in, laden with two cans of naphtha and two lighters in St. Patrick's Cathedral New York, police reported Thursday.

The 37-year-old man, whose identity was not revealed, was driving a van when he stopped Wednesday night in front of the historic Cathedral on Fifth Avenue, in downtown Manhattan, and crossed the neighborhood before returning to his vehicle. John Miller, deputy chief of intelligence and counter-terrorism services of the New York Police Department, informed the head of the New York Police Department.

At that time was seen by a security guard, who prevented him from entering and alerted two officers who were in front of the temple.

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According to the authorities, the man reportedly told the police that he simply intended to cross the cathedral to get to his vehicle parked nearby and that he had broken down in his life. # 39; gasoline.

The agents nevertheless verified that the car had gasoline and, as the man's responses were unconvincing, they decided to stop it.

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Commissioner Miller badured at a press conference that the situation was "very suspicious"especially when it happens two days after the devastating fire that affected 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 of the terrorist type, said Miller.

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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.

This Thursday, the newspaper New York Post He reported that the person had bought a one-way ticket for 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 newspaper also stated that Lamparello had already been treated by psychiatric problems and that his relatives 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.

Source: AP and EFE