"NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said a preliminary analysis has found that the item thrown by a man at the protest was not a hoax device or a smoke bomb. It is, in fact, an improvised explosive device that could have caused serious injury or death, she said, adding that further analysis would be conducted on the device, as well as a second device left near the scene."
"The device contained nuts, bolts and screws, as well as a so-called hobby fuse, according to police. Balat dropped a second device in the street as he fled, police said."
"Violence at a protest is never acceptable, he said. The attempt to use an explosive device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are."
An improvised explosive device was thrown during a protest outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence, Gracie Mansion, resulting in two arrests. Far-right demonstrators led by activist Jake Lang clashed with counterprotesters at the scene. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed the device was not a hoax but a genuine improvised explosive containing nuts, bolts, screws, and a hobby fuse capable of causing serious injury or death. Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were arrested at the scene, with a second device discovered nearby. The FBI joined the investigation. Mayor Mamdani condemned both the far-right protest and the subsequent violence, calling the explosive device attempt criminal and reprehensible.
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