Gracie Mansion Suspects Wanted to Kill Up to 60 People, U.S. Says
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, and Emir Balat, 18, were arrested for attempting a terror attack near Gracie Mansion in New York, aiming to kill up to 60 people in ISIS's name.
- Prosecutors charged the men with providing material support to a terrorist organization and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction.
- Balat threw a homemade bomb containing triacetone triperoxide (TATP), a highly explosive substance known as the “Mother of Satan,” at anti-Muslim demonstrators, but the device failed to detonate.
- The FBI found evidence of meticulous planning behind the attack, highlighting the seriousness of the threat posed by the suspects.
- The attack targeted the residence of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, emphasizing the political and ideological motivations of the perpetrators.
