indictment<\/a>, unsealed in the Southern District of New York this week, Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, packed the improvised explosive devices with triacetone triperoxide (TATP), described as a highly unstable explosive \u201cknown as the \u2018Mother of Satan\u2019\u201d that is \u201cextremely sensitive to impact, friction and heat.\u201d<\/p>\nFBI agents also searched a storage unit rented by Balat in Pennsylvania and discovered TATP residue, as well as \u201cbomb-making supplies, including a bottle labeled \u201912% hydrogen peroxide,\u2019 an ingredient of TATP, syringes, a digital scale, gloves, an open package of nuts and bolts, and glass jars similar in appearance to the ones used to build the devices.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also recovered was a notebook with instructions for making explosives, references to \u201cacetone peroxide synthesis\u201d and \u201cTATP explosive,\u201d and warnings that the material becomes more dangerous as it dries. Other pages in the notebook allegedly outlined additional attack concepts, including a vehicle assault targeting festivals, parades, protests and celebrations, along with instructions for producing napalm, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n
Dashcam footage cited in the indictment captured the suspects discussing how to carry out the attack, including how to ignite and throw the bombs and how to flee the scene. \u201cAll I know is I want to start terror, bro,\u201d Kayumi said.<\/p>\n
According to the indictment, Balat told Kayumi how to deploy the device. \u201cI\u2019m going to say 3, 2, 1, and I\u2019m going to take it out as fast and controlled as possible,\u201d he said, instructing Kayumi to aim at a target\u2019s feet before running. He also described the anticipated impact, saying he had calculated the blast could kill \u201cup to 60 people\u201d if the area was crowded.<\/p>\n
Both defendants face multiple terrorism-related charges, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, and providing and attempting to provide material support to ISIS. They face potential life sentences.<\/p>\n
The filing also describes statements made after their arrest, including Balat\u2019s written declaration: \u201cI pledge my allegiance to the Islamic State.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"( Apr. 10, 2026 \/ JNS ) Federal prosecutors revealed graphic new details in an indictment against two…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-192948","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\/192948","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=192948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}