Overview
- Officials identified the suspects as Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, who were arrested at the scene and are being prosecuted in federal court.
- The NYPD Bomb Squad determined the ignited device was an improvised explosive capable of causing serious injury or death, describing football‑size jars wrapped in tape and packed with nuts, bolts and a hobby fuse.
- Authorities said at least one device contained TATP, a volatile homemade explosive, and a third item recovered from a nearby vehicle later tested negative for explosive material.
- Police said a small anti‑Muslim rally organized by far‑right activist Jake Lang drew about 20 people and a counterprotest of roughly 125, with one pepper‑spray arrest preceding the devices’ deployment; no injuries were reported.
- The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force is leading the probe, which officials are treating as potentially ISIS‑inspired, and investigators conducted searches connected to the suspects in Pennsylvania while noting no link to events in Iran.