Two homegrown terrorist incidents in less than a week, one in Texas and another in New York, have rocked the nation. Federal and local authorities warn more attacks may be coming.
In New York City, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed that Saturday’s attempted bombing against protesters near the mayor’s home was a terrorist attack.
“As alleged, both defendants have admitted that they acted on Saturday because of ISIS,” she said.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the two suspects, Amir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, came to New York City from Pennsylvania with the intent to commit an act of terrorism at an anti-Islam protest.
“There is video of these individuals throwing two devices towards the protest,” Mamdani explained. “The police department has determined that these were improvised explosive devices made to injure, maim, or worse.”
The two men were taken into police custody at the scene. Radicalized on the internet by Islamic extremism, once in police custody, the two suspects admitted they were inspired by ISIS.
Police bodycam footage captured comments from Kayumi.
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