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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A device thrown by a counterprotester<\/a> at an anti-Islam demonstration in New York City on Saturday was confirmed to be an improvised explosive, according to a preliminary police analysis. As the investigation continued on Sunday, police said they were looking into a second suspicious device found in the same area of Manhattan’s Upper East Side.<\/p>\n

Two people were in custody for their alleged role in Saturday’s confrontation, which unfolded during a \u201cStop the Islamic Takeover of New York City\u201d event led by the far right activist Jake Lang outside the Manhattan residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n

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