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Teenagers Charged in ISIS-Inspired Bomb Plot Near Gracie Mansion

3/15/2026

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Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, two Pennsylvania teenagers, are charged with attempting to detonate explosives near Gracie Mansion.
Prosecutors say Balat threw an explosive at protesters and lit a second device near police, while both expressed allegiance to ISIS.
The plot occurred during protests against Mayor Zohran Mamdani amid rising Islamophobia.
Prosecutors say a conviction could yield decades in prison.

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Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, two Pennsylvania teenagers, are charged with attempting to detonate explosives near Gracie Mansion.
Prosecutors say Balat threw an explosive at protesters and lit a second device near police, while both expressed allegiance to ISIS.
The plot occurred during protests against Mayor Zohran Mamdani amid rising Islamophobia.
Prosecutors say a conviction could yield decades in prison.