US EditionSuspects Accused of Throwing Explosives Outside NYC's Gracie Mansion Plead Not Guilty
Prosecutors say the teens planned to kill up to 60 people and used homemade devices containing TATP and shrapnel that failed to detonate.
- On Wednesday, Pennsylvania residents Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court to eight terrorism charges including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.
- The arrests followed a March 7 incident during dueling protests outside Gracie Mansion, where Balat and Kayumi allegedly ignited homemade devices amid a demonstration hosted by far-right activist Jake Lang.
- Investigators recovered glass-jar explosives containing TATP residue from a Pennsylvania storage unit, while prosecutors cite dashcam footage showing the suspects discussing plans to kill as many as 60 people to "start terror."
- Assistant U.S. Attorney Jane Chong plans to provide "voluminous" discovery materials within three weeks as the defendants await their June 16 court date at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
- The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force continues investigating the case as a domestic example of Islamic State-inspired radicalization, a trend the NYPD says is growing among young people online.
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2 men plead not guilty in alleged Islamic State-inspired bomb attempt outside New York mayor’s home
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