{"id":189040,"date":"2026-04-08T00:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/189040\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T00:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:54:13","slug":"suspects-who-allegedly-threw-explosives-outside-nyc-mayor-mamdanis-residence-indicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/189040\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspects who allegedly threw explosives outside NYC Mayor Mamdani’s residence indicted"},"content":{"rendered":"

The suspects charged with igniting homemade bombs outside Gracie Mansion<\/a>\u00a0last month were indicted Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, who are both from Pennsylvania,\u00a0were arrested after the chaos unfolded on March 7<\/a> outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Each are charged with five counts<\/a>, including attempted support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ISIS), use of a weapon of mass destruction, and transportation of explosive materials, according to the federal criminal complaint<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

They have been in federal custody<\/a> since the incident. Their arraignment has not yet been scheduled.<\/p>\n

IEDs found outside Gracie Mansion<\/p>\n

The incident happened when an anti-Islam protest and counterprotest called Run the Nazis Out of New York City\/Stand Against Hate drew more than 100 participants.<\/p>\n

NYPD responded to the scene and separated the groups, but tensions escalated, and an individual from the initial protest used pepper spray against the counter-protesters.<\/p>\n

Then, a counter-protester, identified as Balat, allegedly lit and threw an ignited device toward the crowd before running away and retrieving a second device from Kayumi. Balat then allegedly lit that device and ran with it before dropping it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A man flees after throwing a homemade explosive device toward police during a protest organized in front of Gracie Mansion.<\/p>\n

Charly Triballeau\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

An attorney for one of the accused said Balat and Kayumi are from different parts of Pennsylvania and don’t know each other. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Another suspicious device was found the day after in a car about three blocks south of Gracie Mansion. Testing revealed that one of the devices deployed contained triacetone triperoxide, known as TATP. It’s a homemade explosive that is dangerous and highly volatile, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"IED<\/p>\n

A homemade explosive device is seen on the ground after a counter-protester threw the device at a demonstration outside Gracie Mansion in New York City.<\/p>\n

Matthew Hoen\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n

NYPD Commissioner says they were inspired by ISIS<\/p>\n

“As Kayumi was being placed into an NYPD vehicle following his arrest, a person in the crowd asked why he had done this. As shown on NYPD body-worn camera footage referenced in the complaint, Kayumi responded with ISIS,” Tisch said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both Balat and Kayumi waived their Miranda rights. Balat also wrote a statement declaring his allegiance to the Islamic State, Tisch said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“[Balat] also told investigators that he hoped to carry out an attack even bigger than the Boston Marathon bombing, which he noted resulted in ‘only three deaths,'” she said.<\/p>\n

In a statement Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said, in part, that investigators “have uncovered evidence revealing the alleged meticulous planning by the defendants in their attack, including a notebook with detailed attack plans and a storage unit containing explosive residue and bomb-making materials.”<\/p>\n

\n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n

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