NYPD Chief Says Improvised Device Thrown During Protest Near Gracie Mansion Could Have Caused Serious Harm

Gracie Mansion terror plot: Men accused of throwing dud bombs at protesters jailed on federal terrorism charges

A federal judge on Monday ordered the two men who allegedly attempted to detonate homemade bombs at far-right, anti-Muslim protesters outside Gracie Mansion on Saturday to be detained following their first court appearance.  Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, appeared in Manhattan’s federal court Monday afternoon on a five-count criminal complaint charging the pair with attempting to support ISIS, possessing and using a weapon of mass destr…

NYPD: Device Ignited at Gracie Mansion Protest Was Highly Dangerous IED

"Yesterday, white supremacist Jake Lang organized a protest outside Gracie Mansion rooted in bigotry and racism."

Bomb Squad Confirms IED Thrown at Protest Near Gracie Mansion

NYPD investigators say an IED tossed into a Christian anti-Islam protest near Gracie Mansion could have killed protesters and officers, prompting federal terrorism involvement and praise for NYPD members who ran toward the danger to make arrests. The post Bomb Squad Confirms IED Thrown at Protest Near Gracie Mansion appeared first on News Addicts.

NYPD Chief Says Improvised Device Thrown During Protest Near Gracie Mansion Could Have Caused Serious Harm

NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York City police said Sunday that a device ignited and deployed during a protest near Gracie Mansion in Manhattan was an improvised explosive device capable of causing serious injury or death. The NYPD Bomb Squad has conducted a preliminary analysis of a device that was ignited and deployed at a […]