NYPD Admits ‘Improvised Explosive Device’ Thrown at Anti-Islam Protest
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has admitted that an “improvised explosive device” was thrown at an anti-Islam protest outside the New York City (NYC) mayor’s residence.
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“The NYPD Bomb Squad conducted a preliminary analysis of a device that was lit and deployed yesterday at a protest and determined that it was not a hoax or smoke bomb,” Tisch said. “This is in fact an improvised explosive device that could have caused serious injury or even death.”
Fox News’ Bill Melugin revealed that according to “three federal law enforcement sources,” two of the suspects arrested by New York police for throwing an IED “after shouting ‘Allahu Akbar'” are “believed to be U.S. citizens.”
“According to three federal law enforcement sources, the two suspects arrested by the New York Police Department for throwing an IED after shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ during a protest in New York yesterday are both U.S. citizens,” Melugin wrote in a statement. job on X. “Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi are in custody and the NYPD confirms it was a real IED.”
The IED was launched during an anti-Islam protest led by an individual named Jake Lang, outside Gracie Mansion, according to NBC News:
Two men were arrested after at least one of the two devices was ignited during an anti-Islam protest led by conservative influencer Jake Lang and a counter-protest outside the mansion, which serves as the residence of New York’s mayor. It was not known at the time what these devices were and whether they posed a danger to the public.
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“Yesterday, white supremacist Jake Lang staged a protest outside Gracie Mansion rooted in bigotry and racism,” Mamdani said. “Such hatred has no place in New York. It is an affront to the values of our city and the unity that defines who we are.”
“What followed was even more worrying,” Mamdani added. “Violence during a demonstration is never acceptable. The attempt to use an explosive device and harm others is not only criminal, but reprehensible and contrary to who we are.”
