A stolen ambulance packed with cans of accelerant was driven into a building that houses Department of Homeland Security offices on Thursday morning in what authorities are calling a targeted attack and attempted arson.
According toKBOI-TVin Boise, the Meridian, Idaho, attack began after an individual took an emergency vehicle from St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center late Wednesday night.
The attacker then stocked the ambulance with gasoline cans that had been prepared in advance, containing gas or another accelerant. At about 12:30 a.m., the attacker rammed the vehicle — in effect, a gargantuan bomb — into the building, smashing through glass doors and coming to a halt in the lobby.
According toThe Idaho Statesman, the individual poured accelerant inside and outside the vehicle and tried to ignite it “before being scared off by responding agencies.”
“This was absolutely an act of violence, and if the suspect had not been interrupted, there is no doubt this building would have been burned, putting the lives of first responders and others at risk,” Meridian Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea said, according to the newspaper.
“We want to emphasize that this was a serious criminal act,” Basterrechea added, according toFox News.
“The theft and destruction of an emergency vehicle not only created a risk to responding personnel, but it also temporarily removed a critical medical resource from the community.”
As the Media Research Center noted, only one of the three major broadcast evening newscasts reported on the situation:
WATCH:@ABCWorldNewsis the only broadcast network evening newscast to report on the attack against the ICE office near Boise, Idaho- a reminder that violence against immigration enforcement continues, even if Minnesota no longer dominates the news.pic.twitter.com/Tvycf3VAeP
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL)February 20, 2026
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