The two suspects arrested on charges of throwing an IED at anti-Islam protesters outside Gracie Mansion in New York City Saturday are U.S. citizens born to foreign parents who were naturalized years ago.
Eighteen-year-old suspect Emir Balat’s parents were naturalized in 2017 after immigrating from Turkey, while 19-year-old suspect Ibrahim Kayumi’s parents were naturalized in the 2000s after immigrating from Afghanistan, according to Fox News’Bill Melugin.
The authorities were looking into the IED-throwing incident as a possibleact of terrorism, in part because one of the two suspects referenced ISIS while speaking to investigators.
Below is video footage of one of the suspects in action.
WARNING: The following video includes content that some may find disturbing.
The clearest video yet of the terrorist who attempted to throw an explosive at the protest yesterday in NYC.
The NYPD Officer jumping after him over the barricades is an absolute hero.pic.twitter.com/j2R2JsctXB
— Benny Polatseck (@BPolatseck)March 8, 2026
The two suspects allegedly threw an IED at an anti-Islam crowd while yelling “Allahu Akbar.”
The IEDs were homemade bombs containing the “Mother of Satan,” which theNew York Postdescribed as “a volatile explosive favored by international terrorists.”
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