{"id":344104,"date":"2026-03-11T22:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/isis-inspired-teens-considered-other-targets-before-gracie-mansion-protest-sources"},"modified":"2026-03-11T22:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:55:06","slug":"isis-inspired-teens-considered-other-targets-before-gracie-mansion-protest-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/isis-inspired-teens-considered-other-targets-before-gracie-mansion-protest-sources","title":{"rendered":"ISIS-inspired teenagers thought of different targets earlier than Gracie Mansion protest: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The two Pennsylvania teens charged with attempting to carry out what authorities described as an ISIS-inspired attack in New York considered other targets before driving into Manhattan late Saturday morning with homemade bombs, law enforcement sources told ABC News.<\/p>\n

Investigators searching a storage unit in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where the teens are from, discovered a notebook in which the teens wrote about soft targets like shopping centers, the sources said. No specific target was mentioned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The NYPD said the teens brought improvised explosives to Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor of New York City, where an anti-Muslim protest clashed with a counter demonstration.<\/p>\n

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A federal criminal complaint includes photos of suspects Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi allegedly preparing improvised explosive devices during a demonstration, March 7, 2026, outside Gracie Mansion, the residence of New York City Mayor Zorhan Mandami.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The notebook and other evidence suggested Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi had been planning some kind of an attack for at least a week, the sources said.<\/p>\n

Video ABC News obtained appears to show one of the teens entering a fireworks store in Penndel, Pennsylvania, on March 2\u00a0and making a purchase.<\/p>\n

“The single item purchased was a 20 ft. length of consumer fireworks safety fuse. The total spend was under $7.00,\u201d Phantom Fireworks\u2019 William Weimer said in an email to ABC News, identifying the man in the video as Emir Balat.<\/p>\n

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A man is arrested after throwing a hand-made smoke grenade at a protest near Gracie Mansion, on March 7, 2026, in New York.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The FBI carried out controlled detonations of devices in the storage unit that contained explosive residue \u00a0<\/p>\n

Balat and Kayumi are being held on terrorism charges, use of a weapon of mass destruction and other offenses. They have not yet entered a plea.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Neither Mayor Zohran Mamdani nor his wife, Rama Duwaji, were in Gracie Mansion when the incident occurred, the mayor said Monday.<\/p>\n

“They\u2019re suspected of coming here to commit an act of terrorism,\u201d Mamdani said in a statement at the time. \u201cLet me say this plainly: Anyone who comes to New York City to bring violence to our streets will be held accountable in accordance with the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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