An armed man tried Thursday to enter the offices of the FBI in Cincinnati in the north of the United States, before embarking on a chase with the police who held him at gunpoint in the middle of the afternoon.
The FBI, the US federal police, said in a statement that an armed person had tried to "
break
into" its offices in Cincinnati, Ohio early Thursday morning.
The facts occurred as a spectacular search of Donald Trump's home by the FBI on Monday angered far-right circles in the country, although there was no indication that the two events were linked.
“
The alarm went off and armed FBI agents arrived, and the suspect fled
,” the federal police said.
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According to local media, the man used a nail gun and brandished an AR-15 semi-automatic weapon before fleeing by car.
A police spokesman said officers were in pursuit.
"
Once the vehicle stopped, there was an exchange of fire between the police and the suspect
," he said.
"
The event is still ongoing
."
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced on Wednesday that the FBI had received threats after the search at Mr Trump's home, calling them "
deplorable and dangerous
".
“
Violence against law enforcement is not the answer, whatever your problem
,” he added.