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NYPD Arrests Two After Improvised Explosive Devices Thrown Near NYC Mayor’s Residence

Two men were arrested after an improvised explosive device was thrown near the NYC mayor's residence during a protest that drew about 20 far-right and 125 counterdemonstrators.

  • Two individuals were arrested after suspicious devices were discovered outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence during an anti-Islam protest.
  • The protest was led by Jake Lang, a conservative influencer pardoned for charges related to the January 6 Capitol attack.
  • The NYPD Bomb Squad confirmed that a device deployed at the protest was an improvised explosive device and not a hoax or smoke bomb.
  • The arrested individuals, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi from Pennsylvania, were taken into custody following the protest near Mayor Mamdani's home.
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The terrorist who threw a bomb in front of the New York City mayor's residence was inspired by ISIS and pledged allegiance to ISIS immediately after throwing an improvised explosive device during a standoff with anti-Islam protesters. The terrorist who threw an explosive device during a standoff with anti-Islam protesters in front of the New York City mayor's residence in Manhattan on the 7th pledged allegiance to ISIS immediately after throwing…

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New York's mayor Mamdani is a Muslim and a red cloth for right-wing extremists. A group of them demonstrate in front of his residence. Left-wing local demonstrators are on site. Two men then throw an explosive device in the direction of the right-wing extremists. The police classify this as a "terror" act.

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