Two teens charged over ‘Islamic State-inspired’ attack outside Mamdani home
by Richard Luscombe from US news | The Guardian on (#743ZQ)
Pair charged with throwing explosive devices during anti-Islam protest described by mayor as appalling'
Two teenagers were charged on Monday with offenses including terrorism and using a weapon of mass destruction after they allegedly threw improvised explosive devices during an anti-Islam demonstration on Saturday outside the residence of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani.
According to a 10-page criminal complaint filed in federal court in the US southern district of New York, 18-year-old Emir Balat threw the devices at protesters after they were handed to him by Ibrahim Kayumi, 19. It said both declared allegiance to the Islamic State terror group.
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