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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

WMD-throwing suspects wanted their ‘ISIS-inspired’ plot near Mamdani’s home to rival Boston marathon attack: feds

Two young men accused of bringing “weapons of mass destruction” explosives to an anti-Islamic protest outside the New York City mayor’s residence were inspired by ISIS and sought to outdo the carnage wrought by the Boston Marathon bombers, federal prosecutors said Monday.

Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, have been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction and providing material support to ISIS, among other related crimes, according to a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan.

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