US EditionSuspects Who Allegedly Threw Explosives Outside NYC Mayor Mamdani's Residence Indicted
Prosecutors say the men planned to kill up to 60 people and kept notes on alternate attacks if the bomb plot 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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Suspects in attack outside NYC mayor’s residence detailed their plans in notebook and audio recordings, prosecutors say
(CNN) — Two men accused of trying to detonate makeshift bombs during protests near New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence last month detailed in a notebook and through audio recordings how they hoped their attack would kill dozens of…
ISIS-loving NYC bombing suspects mused about blowing right-wing agitator ‘in half’ and desire to kill up to 60 civilians: court docs
Emir Balat, 18, and Ibraham Kayumi, 19, were indicted on Tuesday for allegedly hurling two dangerous homemade incendiary devices in an ISIS-inspired attack during an anti-Muslim protest outside the residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani on March 7.
ISIS-inspired suspects indicted for alleged terrorist plot during Gracie Mansion protest
Authorities announced the eight-count indictment, charging 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi and 18-year-old Emir Balat in connection with their alleged attempted terrorist attack outside Gracie Mansion in Manhattan on March 7.
NYC Gracie Mansion bomb suspects hoped to kill up to 60 people
Federal prosecutors say the two men charged in an ISIS-inspired bomb attack outside Gracie Mansion in Manhattan hoped to kill up to 60 people and discussed other possible ways to carry out the attack, including using a large vehicle or targeting a café. The new details were disclosed Tuesday when a federal grand jury in Manhattan indicted brothers Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, over the March 7 attack outside Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s…
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Men charged with bringing bombs to NYC protest were recorded discussing terror plot, indictment says
Two men charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside New York City’s mayor's home allegedly planned to kill up to 60 people.
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