Overview
- Federal prosecutors charged Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, after devices were deployed during an anti-Muslim protest near Gracie Mansion.
- A judge ordered the pair held pending the next hearing on April 8 as the joint NYPD–FBI investigation continues.
- Authorities say three improvised explosives were recovered in total, including two used at the protest and a third found in a nearby parked car.
- NYPD bomb technicians said at least one device could have caused serious injury or death, and officials noted it resembled the Boston Marathon bombs.
- Investigators report the suspects cited ISIS materials, with one admitting to watching propaganda and the other writing a pledge of allegiance, while the mayor condemned the protest outside his home.