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FBI launches terrorism investigation after homemade explosive device ignited outside of NYC Mayor Mamdani's residence
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> The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force has taken the lead and launched a terrorism investigation. Search warrants were expected to be executed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, sources told CBS News.
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> Videos showing the chaos from the protests, verified by the CBS News Confirmed team, show a man apparently yelling "Allahu Akbar" – or "God is Most Great" – just as a protester, identified as 18-year-old Emir Balat, of Pennsylvania, allegedly throws an "ignited device."
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> Investigators are looking to determine if at least one of the subjects was inspired by ISIS extremist messaging, sources told CBS News.
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> Tisch described the device as "a jar wrapped in tape, importantly with nuts, bolts and screws along with a hobby fuse."
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> According to Tisch, the first device thrown by Balat extinguished itself after striking a barrier in a crosswalk, a few feet from police officers.
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> Balat then ran away and allegedly retrieved a second device from 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi, lit the device and started running with it before dropping the device, Tisch said.
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> Balat and Kayumi, also from Pennsylvania, were taken into custody. Police arrested a person, identified as 21-year-old Ian McGuiness, who allegedly used pepper spray on counter-protesters, and three others on disorderly conduct and obstruction charges.
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> The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force has taken the lead and launched a terrorism investigation. Search warrants were expected to be executed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, sources told CBS News.
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> Videos showing the chaos from the protests, verified by the CBS News Confirmed team, show a man apparently yelling "Allahu Akbar" – or "God is Most Great" – just as a protester, identified as 18-year-old Emir Balat, of Pennsylvania, allegedly throws an "ignited device."
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> Investigators are looking to determine if at least one of the subjects was inspired by ISIS extremist messaging, sources told CBS News.
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> Tisch described the device as "a jar wrapped in tape, importantly with nuts, bolts and screws along with a hobby fuse."
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> According to Tisch, the first device thrown by Balat extinguished itself after striking a barrier in a crosswalk, a few feet from police officers.
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> Balat then ran away and allegedly retrieved a second device from 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi, lit the device and started running with it before dropping the device, Tisch said.
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> Balat and Kayumi, also from Pennsylvania, were taken into custody. Police arrested a person, identified as 21-year-old Ian McGuiness, who allegedly used pepper spray on counter-protesters, and three others on disorderly conduct and obstruction charges.
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