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Two suspects charged with aiding ISIS in attempted explosives attack in New York City

NPR·Brian Mann·6 months ago
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In this image taken from video, law enforcement officers respond to Manhattan's Upper East Side as New York City's police said they had identified a "suspicious device in a vehicle," Sunday, March 8, 2026, in New York. On Saturday, two men from Pennsylvania allegedly threw improvised explosive devices at anti-Muslim protesters. Joseph B. Frederick/AP hide caption toggle caption Joseph B. Frederick/AP New York City police commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Monday that an attempted bomb attack during a protest on Saturday outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official residence is being investigated by the NYPD and the FBI as "act of ISIS-inspired terrorism." At a press conference, Tisch identified the suspects, who are both in custody, as Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, both from Pennsylvania. "These were not hoax devices nor smoke bombs. They were improvised explosive devices that could have caused serious injury or death," Tisch said, referring to two devices thrown on Saturday.…

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