"The NYPD has identified a suspicious device in a vehicle on East End Avenue between 81st Street and 82nd Street. NYPD officers have frozen the area around the vehicle and are conducting limited evacuations of buildings in the vicinity while the Bomb Squad assesses and removes the device."
"The initial protest, according to the NYPD, was an anti-Islamic demonstration organized by a far-right provocateur. A larger group of counter-protesters also gathered in the area, and tensions rose between the two groups. During the protests, an 18-year-old man threw an improvised explosive device into the crowd."
On Sunday, March 8, the NYPD identified a suspicious device in a vehicle on East End Avenue between 81st and 82nd Streets on the Upper East Side. The Bomb Squad began investigating around 2 p.m., with a robot approaching the black sedan while nearby buildings were evacuated. The investigation was connected to improvised explosive devices thrown into crowds during Saturday's dueling protests outside Gracie Mansion. An anti-Islamic demonstration organized by a far-right provocateur and a larger counter-protest group created tensions. An 18-year-old man identified as Emir Balat allegedly threw an improvised explosive device into the crowd during the confrontation.
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