Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were arrested 7 March with alleged homemade devices at Gracie Mansion in New York
Two teen alleged Islamic State supporters accused of trying to detonate explosive devices during a protest outside the New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home freely discussed how many people they might kill, with one remarking: “I want to start terror, bro”, according to an indictment unsealed on 7 April.
The teenagers, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, were arrested on 7 March for allegedly igniting two improvised explosive devices during an anti-Islam protest outside Gracie Mansion. Authorities claim that Balat, 18, lit one device and threw it in the direction of the protesters.