US EditionMan Probed After ‘Improvised Explosive Device’ Thrown Near Mamdani’s Residence Amid Anti-Muslim Protest
Two men, ages 18 and 19, were arrested for igniting homemade devices during dueling protests at Gracie Mansion with six total arrests, police said.
- On Saturday, March 07, 2026, two small `suspicious devices` were lit and thrown near Gracie Mansion, and the NYPD Bomb Squad recovered and tested them while two detained individuals were taken into custody.
- Jake Lang organized an anti-Muslim demonstration outside Gracie Mansion, where about 20 Lang-associated demonstrators faced roughly 125 counterprotesters, raising tensions.
- Police said the devices appeared to be jars wrapped in black tape with nuts, bolts, screws, and a hobby fuse; Emir Balat, 18-year-old counterprotester, ignited and threw one device, which hit a barrier and extinguished.
- Authorities conducted K-9 sweeps and called in an FBI terrorism task force, while Mamdani and his wife remained safe, and officials said testing is underway to classify the devices.
- Joe Calvello condemned the rally as `despicable and Islamaphobic`, highlighting threats to officials and residents, with Lang called a `vile white supremacist`.
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What We Know So Far About Explosive Device Ignited Near Mamdani’s Home
Federal authorities have launched an investigation after a homemade bomb was thrown during a clash between far-right demonstrators and counterprotesters outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence on Saturday. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] A preliminary analysis by the New York Police Department’s bomb squad determined that the device was “not a hoax device or a smoke bomb” but an improvised explosive that “could have cau…
'Ignited device' hurled at NY far-right protesters
New York counterterror police said they were investigating on Saturday after a man threw "ignited devices" near far-right protesters demonstrating outside the mayor's home. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the devices contained nuts, bolts and screws as well as a fuse — but it was not yet clear if they were functional improvised explosive devices, or hoax imitations. The FBI New York said in an X post that its Joint Terrorism Task Force was …
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2 Bucks County teens arrested after IED tossed at New York City protest
An improvised device thrown at Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang at an anti-Muslim protest he organized outside Gracie Mansion was an actual explosive that could have caused carnage, police said Sunday. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, were arrested in connection with the device at Saturday’s chaotic rally, which saw clashes between Lang and counterprotesters outside the Upper East Side mayoral residence of Mayor Mamdani. The 19-year-old’s last nam…
Explosive device thrown during protest outside NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence,
The explosive thrown by a counterprotester outside Gracie Mansion could have caused serious injury or death, but extinguished itself before it exploded; Mamdani: 'Violence at a protest is never acceptable'
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