Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi are indicted on federal terrorism and weapons charges after they ignited improvised explosive devices outside Gracie Mansion during an anti-Muslim protest and counterprotest.Authorities say the devices contained a volatile explosive chemical and shrapnel, the FBI searched a Pennsylvania storage unit and a vehicle linked to Emir Balat, and forensic tests are ongoing.Zohran Mamdani condemns the white supremacist rally and later denounces the act as terrorism while Mehdi Essmidi says Emir Balat is a troubled teenager who did not fully understand his actions.Both suspects are being held without bail as
Department of Justice prosecutors pursue charges alleging attempted support for the
Islamic State and officials step up counterterrorism measures in
New York.