NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A counterprotester demonstrating against a \u201cStop the Islamic Takeover of New York City\u201d event Saturday lit and threw a device containing nuts, bolts and screws at the protesting crowd after someone from that group used pepper spray on the counterprotest, police said.<\/p>\n
Police are investigating the incident that started late Saturday morning when someone from the anti-Islam protest associated with conservative influencer Jake Lang shot pepper spray into a counterprotesting group near the mayoral residence Gracie Mansion, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.<\/p>\n
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