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NYPD Stops ISIS Supporters’ Gracie Mansion Bomb Plot

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned that online radicalization heightens terrorist threats to the United States.
He cited United Nations data showing al Qaeda’s network includes 25,000 potential fighters, roughly 50 times 2001 levels.
He described a March 7 plot by two Pennsylvania men, identified as ISIS supporters, to bomb Gracie Mansion.
The NYPD stopped the attack, preventing any fatalities near protesters and police officers.

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U.S. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned that online radicalization heightens terrorist threats to the United States.
He cited United Nations data showing al Qaeda’s network includes 25,000 potential fighters, roughly 50 times 2001 levels.
He described a March 7 plot by two Pennsylvania men, identified as ISIS supporters, to bomb Gracie Mansion.
The NYPD stopped the attack, preventing any fatalities near protesters and police officers.