"Kayumi blurted out, as he was being arrested Saturday, that "ISIS" was the reason for his conduct, the complaint said. Balat, 18, later told authorities that he had pledged allegiance to the extremist group, and Kayumi, 19, asserted that he was affiliated with the Islamic State group, the complaint said."
"Officers asked Balat whether he was aiming to accomplish something akin to the bombing of the Boston Marathon in 2013, when two pressure-cooker bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three people and wounding hundreds more. "No, even bigger," Balat replied, according to the complaint."
"A search of the car turned up a "hobby fuse" and a metal can, along with a written list of chemical ingredients and components that could be used to build explosives, the complaint said. The homemade devices, which did not explode, were hurled Saturday during raucous counterprotests against an anti-Islamic demonstration."
Two Pennsylvania residents, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, were arrested Saturday after bringing explosives to a protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion. Both men expressed allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group. Balat stated his goal was to accomplish something larger than the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The men arrived in New York via vehicle captured on automated license plate readers. Police discovered homemade explosive devices that failed to detonate, along with chemical ingredients and components for building explosives in their vehicle. The devices were thrown during counterprotests against an anti-Islamic demonstration. Both men face charges of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization and using a weapon of mass destruction.
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