"The NYPD Bomb Squad has conducted a preliminary analysis of a device that was ignited and deployed at a protest yesterday and has determined that it is not a hoax device or a smoke bomb. It is, in fact, an improvised explosive device that could have caused serious injury or death."
"Police arrested and took into custody two men on the scene, whom Tisch identified as Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayum in connection with the incident. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the matter with the NYPD and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York."
During a "Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City" protest organized by conservative influencer Jake Lang, an improvised explosive device was thrown and ignited. NYPD Bomb Squad analysis confirmed it was a genuine explosive capable of causing serious injury or death, not a hoax device or smoke bomb. A second device was also recovered. Police arrested two men at the scene: Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayum. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident alongside the NYPD and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
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