Overview
- Screenshots purporting to show Lang messaging a person presented as 15 spread widely, and their authenticity has not been independently verified.
- Lang posted a purported exchange with Predator Poachers founder Alex Rosen, rejected the claims, and signaled legal action.
- Online calls for Lang’s arrest intensified as the images circulated across social platforms.
- Two teenagers, Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, were arrested after explosive devices were thrown during protests outside Gracie Mansion.
- NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said there is no indication the incident is linked to the war in Iran, and a later reported suspicious device was deemed nonthreatening.