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Two teenagers detained for using 'IS-inspired' devices at a New York protest

The two were taken into custody for throwing homemade shrapnel-filled explosives towards officers near Gracie Mansion on Monday. The devices failed to ignite. Police also searched two homes in Pennsylvania linked to the incident.

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00:00Police in New York have detained two teenagers, suspected of bringing homemade explosives
00:04to a protest outside the mayoral residence on Monday.
00:0718-year-old Emir Balat and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayoumi are accused of hurling a smoking
00:13device filled with nuts, bolts, and screws into a crowd at Gracie Mansion.
00:18Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed the incident is being investigated as an act
00:22of ISIS-inspired terrorism, though the device failed to ignite.
00:26The arrests follow a chaotic counter-protest against far-right activist Jake Lang, a vocal
00:32critic of Zohran Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor.
00:36Mayor Mamdani, who was not at home during the attack, stated the suspects traveled from
00:40Pennsylvania with the sole intent of bringing violence to the city.
00:44While I found this protest appalling, I will not waver in my belief that it should be allowed
00:49to happen.
00:49New York City will never tolerate violence, whether from protests or counter-protests.
00:55Federal agents have expanded the probe, searching two properties in Pennsylvania linked to
01:00the suspects.
01:01The incident marks a significant escalation in local tensions as police continue to investigate
01:06the suspects for extremist ties.
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