{"id":159570,"date":"2026-03-10T20:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/159570\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T20:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:00:17","slug":"cnn-deletes-post-on-nyc-isis-inspired-attempted-bomb-attack-after-backlash-over-framing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/159570\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN deletes post on NYC ISIS-inspired attempted bomb attack after backlash over framing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">NEW YORK (KWTX) \u2014 CNN deleted a social media post about two ISIS supporters charged with attempting to detonate explosive devices at a protest outside Gracie Mansion after the post drew widespread criticism for its framing of the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The original CNN post on X described the two suspects as \u201cTwo Pennsylvania teenagers\u201d who \u201ccrossed into New York City Saturday morning for what could\u2019ve been a normal day enjoying the city during abnormally warm weather.\u201d The post continued: \u201cBut in less than an hour, their lives would drastically change as the pair would be arrested for throwing homemade bombs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"CNN deletes post on NYC ISIS attempted bomb attack after backlash over framing\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LXN3AUWZLZAFVGVO3DOFJGRXRE.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"934\" \/>CNN deletes post on NYC ISIS attempted bomb attack after backlash over framing(CNN\/X)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In reality, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/two-isis-supporters-charged-attempting-detonate-explosive-devices-during-protests\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/two-isis-supporters-charged-attempting-detonate-explosive-devices-during-protests\">federal prosecutors<\/a> say Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, both of Pennsylvania, attempted to detonate two improvised explosive devices packed with TATP at the protest. Both suspects told NYPD officers after their arrests that they were aligned with ISIS. Balat allegedly told law enforcement he hoped to exceed the death toll of the Boston Marathon bombing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">After backlash for what appeared to be a downplay of the severity of the incident, CNN later posted a statement on X acknowledging the deletion. \u201cA post regarding the two individuals arrested for throwing homemade bombs outside of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s home failed to reflect the gravity of the incident thereby breaching the editorial standards we require for all our reporting,\u201d CNN said. \u201cIt has therefore been deleted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"CNN deletes post on NYC ISIS attempted bomb attack after backlash over framing\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UU4MVTXKK5FMLBFEYXXPCS6MBE.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"559\" \/>CNN deletes post on NYC ISIS attempted bomb attack after backlash over framing(CNN\/X)Backlash on social media<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The CNN post drew criticism from multiple public figures and accounts. Rep. Eli Crane responded to the CNN post, saying: \u201cWho writes this garbage? They are radical Islamic terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Rep. Eli Crane responded to the CNN post\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/K42TM3JWPVCCLOMLTFHELE5QDE.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"424\" \/>Rep. Eli Crane responded to the CNN post(Rep. Eli Crane\/X)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Missouri GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt posted that CNN \u201cgot this headline wrong,\u201d and offered an alternative: \u201cTwo radical Islamic terrorists came to NYC pledging allegiance to ISIS with bombs meant to kill Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Rapid Response 47 account also weighed in, saying: \u201cNo, they\u2019re radical Islamic terrorists who threw an IED at a protest. We don\u2019t do that in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Fox News host Sean Hannity shared a story on X calling the CNN post \u201c\u2018an absolute disgrace,\u2019\u201d and described it as \u201c\u2018the worst post ever.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Sean Hannity comments on CNNs deleted post\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5TPY7HKLXFA6PHQDZG77YHGEEA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"822\" \/>Sean Hannity comments on CNNs deleted post(Sean Hannity\/X)<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KWTX. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK (KWTX) \u2014 CNN deleted a social media post about two ISIS supporters charged with attempting to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159571,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-159570","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-ny","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-nyc-headlines","12":"tag-nyc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}