
Two Pennsylvania teenagers have been charged with federal terrorism offences after allegedly attempting to detonate improvised explosive devices during a volatile protest outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The suspects, 18-year-old Emir Balat and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi, were apprehended by New York Police Department (NYPD) officers on Saturday, 7 March 2026, after allegedly throwing volatile homemade bombs into a crowd.