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Suspects Who Allegedly Threw Explosives Outside NYC Mayor Mamdani's Residence Indicted
Prosecutors say the brothers planned an ISIS-inspired attack and recorded comments about killing up to 60 people and targeting police if the first plan failed.
- On Tuesday, federal prosecutors indicted Pennsylvania residents Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, for an ISIS-inspired terror plot involving homemade bombs at Gracie Mansion on March 7.
- Recordings revealed the pair planned to 'start terror,' with Balat telling Kayumi they calculated the devices could kill up to 60 people if the area was crowded.
- U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said investigators 'have uncovered evidence revealing the alleged meticulous planning by the defendants,' including a notebook with detailed attack plans and a storage unit containing explosive residue.
- The incident occurred when an anti-Islam protest and counter-protest drew more than 100 participants; Balat threw an ignited device toward the crowd before both men were quickly detained.
- Both men are held without bail after telling investigators they were inspired by ISIS; Balat hoped to carry out an attack bigger than the Boston Marathon bombing, which resulted in 'only three deaths.
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Men who brought bombs to protest at New York mayor Mamdani’s home ‘were recorded discussing terror plot’
The two men charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City’s mayor were recorded describing their plan to kill as many as 60 people in a bid to “start terror,” according to an indictment released Tuesday.
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Bucks County men charged in bombing attempt at New York City protest wanted to 'start terror,' prosecutors say
Two Bucks County men charged in an attempted bombing at a protest outside the home of the New York City mayor last month wanted to 'start terror,' according to a new indictment.
·Philadelphia, United States
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Bucks teens who plotted ISIS-inspired NYC terror attack sought to kill up to 60, feds say
Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi meticulously planned the attack at the "Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City" rally outside the New York governor's mansion in March, prosecutors said.
·Philadelphia, United States
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