"Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, both from Pennsylvania, are suspected of bringing jars filled with nuts and bolts to the Upper East Side protest, the complaint states. Prosecutors said they both made statements referring to ISIS after police arrested them at the scene. The two had been among a crowd of counterprotestors that was there in opposition to far-right influencer Jake Lang's anti-Muslim demonstration near the mayor's mansion."
"Tisch said two of the homemade bombs contained a "dangerous and highly volatile" substance that has been used in improvised explosive attacks across the world. She said the devices had the possibility to cause "devastating harm" and that it was the first time such a device had been used to target people in New York City since 2017."
Two teenagers, Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, from Pennsylvania, have been charged with federal terrorism offenses after allegedly bringing homemade explosive devices to a counterprotest outside Gracie Mansion. The devices were jars filled with nuts and bolts containing a dangerous volatile substance. Police recovered three devices at the scene, with two containing explosive materials capable of causing devastating harm. Videos show one device being thrown into the crowd. Both suspects made statements referencing ISIS upon arrest. They were among counterprotestors opposing a far-right influencer's anti-Muslim demonstration. This marks the first such device used to target people in New York City since 2017.
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