"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."
"Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were arrested on scene yesterday and are in custody in connection with this matter. The NYPD is working on this investigation with our partners at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI through our Joint Terrorism Task Force."
Two homemade improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were thrown into a crowd at a protest in New York City. NYPD Bomb Squad determined the first device was lethal and capable of causing serious injury or death, with the second device still under investigation. Two suspects, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, were arrested at the scene. The NYPD is collaborating with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI through the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a statement condemning both the protest organizers and the violence that occurred.
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