Pennsylvania men accused of ISIS-inspired bomb attack on NYC protesters near mayor's mansion: timeline

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. — Two young men from Pennsylvania are accused of driving to New York City with a brace of homemade bombs earlier throwing them astatine protesters and constabulary officers connected March 7.

Both devices failed to detonate. Police arrested some men astatine the scene. They were identified arsenic Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, some described by the FBI arsenic supporters of the Islamic State panic group.

Prosecutors accidental they brought the devices to people a protestation extracurricular the mayor's home, Gracie Mansion, successful Manhattan.

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Here's a timeline of events:

Monday, March 2: 

Surveillance footage obtained by Fox News Digital appears to amusement Balat acquisition a 20-foot rotation of fuse from Phantom Fireworks successful Penndel, Pennsylvania. The acquisition was made conscionable 2 days aft the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes connected Iran and killed dozens of apical leaders, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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"The azygous point purchased was a 20-foot magnitude of user fireworks information fuse," Phantom Fireworks Vice President and General Counsel William Weimer told Fox News Digital. "The full walk was $6.89 including tax." 

The aforesaid benignant of fuse would aboriginal beryllium recovered during a hunt of a conveyance successful Manhattan.

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Saturday, March 7:

In the thoroughfare extracurricular Gracie Mansion, astir 20 radical joined a protestation organizers dubbed "Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City: Stop New York City Public Muslim Prayer." A counterprotest titled "Run the Nazis retired of New York City: Stand Against Hate" drew astir 125 more.

Ibrahim Kayumi, right, pictured handing an entity to Emir Balat, left. Both men were arrested connected March 7 aft allegedly attempting to weaponry a protestation successful New York City and pledging allegiance to the ISIS panic group. (Justice Department Office of Public Affairs)

The 2 sides clashed, starring to astatine slightest 1 apprehension earlier the attack.

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Video appears to amusement Balat look from down a counterprotester astatine astir 12:15 p.m. and propulsion the archetypal instrumentality adjacent the intersection of 87th Street and East End Avenue.

Although it smoked, the explosive compound wrong did not spell off, redeeming radical adjacent from metallic and solid shrapnel packed inside.

Emir Balat runs aft dropping an alleged IED astatine the feet of NYPD officers. He was arrested moments later, and the instrumentality failed to spell off. (Justice Department Office of Public Affairs)

Another video appears to amusement Kayumi handing a 2nd alleged IED to Balat, who allegedly lit it and dropped it astatine the feet of a radical of constabulary officers. Officers arrested him aft it failed to detonate.

"After being apprehended by NYPD officers, both Balat and Kayumi stated they were aligned with ISIS," U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton said successful a statement.

Emir Balat, 18, is arrested aft allegedly throwing an explosive instrumentality during a protestation organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang against alleged "Islamification of New York" extracurricular Gracie Mansion. (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Hours aft the arrests, idiosyncratic astatine Kayumi's location called instrumentality enforcement aggregate times. The archetypal 2 calls were placed astatine 4:15 p.m. and 9:19 p.m. Saturday. A 3rd came conscionable earlier 9 p.m. Sunday. Authorities person not released further details.

Two NYPD members, Chief Aaron Edwards and Sgt. Luis Navarro, were aboriginal honored by metropolis leaders for their heroism.

Sunday, March 8:

Closeups images amusement explosive materials and shrapnel wrong 1 of the alleged ISIS-inspired bombs recovered successful New York City aft a failed panic onslaught connected March 7. (Justice Department Office of Public Affairs)

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced that the weaponry squad's preliminary probe had recovered "an improvised explosive instrumentality that could person caused superior wounded oregon death."

She added that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) was assisting with the lawsuit and made nary notation of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose woman Rama Duwaji has been accused of "liking" societal media posts promoting Hamas' Oct. 7 2023, panic attacks against Israel, blasted protestation organizer Jake Lang connected X by sanction successful a station astir the failed bombing.

"White supremacist Jake Lang organized a protestation extracurricular Gracie Mansion rooted successful bigotry and racism. Such hatred has nary spot successful New York City," helium wrote. "It is an affront to our city’s values and the unity that defines who we are."

He went connected to condemn "violence" without mentioning the suspected panic motive.

"What followed was adjacent much disturbing," helium wrote. "Violence astatine a protestation is ne'er acceptable. The effort to usage an explosive instrumentality and wounded others is not lone criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are."

He besides thanked the NYPD officers connected country for their speedy response, years aft calling for the section to beryllium dismantled successful different X post.

NYPD Bomb Squad officers hunt a car allegedly belonging to an idiosyncratic who attempted to propulsion a homemade explosive astatine constabulary officers successful New York City. (Ryan Murphy/Getty)

Separately, constabulary located a parked conveyance registered to 1 of Balat's relatives parked adjacent Gracie Mansion. Inside, they allegedly recovered further explosive materials and handwritten notes with references to "TATP," the volatile compound constabulary said was utilized successful the IEDs.

Monday, March 9:

FBI weaponry technicians recovered "explosive residue" astatine a Pennsylvania retention portion allegedly connected to Balat and Kayumi. They conducted a controlled detonation.

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A national root confirmed to Fox News that national authorities raided a retention installation successful Pennsylvania successful transportation to the probe into the men accused of an ISIS-inspired weaponry throwing onslaught successful NYC. (Greg Wehner for Fox News Digital)

"This was an alleged ISIS-inspired enactment of coercion that could person killed American citizens," Attorney General Pamela Bondi said successful a statement. "We volition not let ISIS’s poisonous, anti-American ideology to endanger this nation—our instrumentality enforcement officers volition stay vigilant, arsenic they were erstwhile these devices were brought to a protest."

The SDNY besides announced national charges against the suspects and released caller details astir their alleged enactment for ISIS.

A antheral is arrested aft allegedly throwing a handmade fume grenade during a "Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City" protestation connected March 7, 2026. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

"All praise is owed to Allah lord of each worlds!" Balat wrote aft being fixed a pen and insubstantial pursuing his arrest, according to the FBI. "I pledge my allegiance to the Islamic State. Die successful your rage yu [sic] kuffar! Emir B."

Kuffar is an Arabic word referring to non-Muslims.

Accused ISIS-inspired violent Ibrahim Kayumi is detained by New York Police Department (NYPD) officers extracurricular Gracie Mansion, the authoritative residence of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. (Madison Swart/REUTERS)

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Kayumi allegedly told constabulary helium watched ISIS propaganda connected his telephone and was partially inspired by the panic group.

Balat and Kayumi look up to beingness successful situation connected charges that see attempting to supply worldly enactment to a overseas violent group, usage of a limb of wide destruction, proscription of explosives and unlawful possession of destructive devices.