"Law enforcement sources [are] also telling us that the two suspects that were arrested in relation to those explosive devices have admitted to being inspired by ISIS. According to a report published Sunday by CBS News, the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force has taken over the investigation into Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19 - both of whom live in Pennsylvania - after a lab in Quantico confirmed that what appeared to homemade bombs were not "hoax devices" but deadly Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)."
"The devices, two sources told CBS, contained sports drink bottles filled with explosives that were set inside glass jars packed with nails, bolts, and screws. The explosives were connected to a firework described as an "M-80-type" with a fuse. The sources said that the explosive material inside was called triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, which is a white powder made from two readily available household chemicals: acetone and hydrogen peroxide."
The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating an attempted bombing incident at a protest outside Gracie Mansion in New York City as a potential act of terrorism. Two suspects, Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, from Pennsylvania, were arrested after admitting to being inspired by ISIS. The FBI's Quantico lab confirmed that devices found at the scene were not hoax devices but functional Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The bombs contained sports drink bottles filled with triacetone triperoxide (TATP) explosive material, packed inside glass jars with nails, bolts, and screws, and connected to M-80-type fireworks with fuses. Officials stated there is no connection between the attack and military action in Iran.
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