Posted on 04/08/2026 2:58:50 AM PDT by Libloather
The two terror suspects accused of trying to bomb a protest outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence last month, in what authorities have described as an ISIS-inspired attack, were indicted on Tuesday, according to federal prosecutors.
Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, and Emir Balat, 18, are accused of throwing live explosive devices into a protest outside Mamdani's Gracie Mansion residence on March 7, after driving from Pennsylvania. The bombs failed to detonate and nobody was injured.
Both were charged with eight counts: conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization, provision and attempted provision of material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, carrying of explosives during the commission of a federal felony, transportation of explosive materials, interstate transportation and receipt of explosives and unlawful possession of destructive devices.
**SNIP**
After Kayumi was arrested and waiting to be placed inside an NYPD vehicle, someone from the surrounding crowd yelled at him and asked why he carried out the attack.
"ISIS," he allegedly responded.
The pair also made comments recorded on dashcam in which they discussed soon carrying out the attack as they traveled to New York, according to the indictment.
"What do you think? Are they going to remove the airplanes for us ... over New York? Are they going to stop them? If we do the attack and the bombs go off and everything?" Balat asked.
"Just can't wait for that bomb to go off and his freaking head, his body to get split in half bro, dead," he added.
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Let’s check the boxes ...:
a) muslim - check
b) illegal, not a USA citizen - check
c) attempted capital crime - check
In a just world, these dudes should be the guests of honor at a ‘hemp & branch’ party by now.
‘Due process’ is for USA citizens only.
Why do I have the strong suspicion that these two are Mamdani plants, and that the bombs were designed to NOT go off, so Mamdani could gaslight us into believing he was a “different” kind of Muslim, “tough” on terror, peaceful and tolerant and inclusive?
The bombers were targeting a Jewish guy who was in front of Mamdani’s residence, ZM was NOT the target.
I did not imply that one iota. All the better for Mamdani to say he’s a defender of the Jews, when at heart he is not.
The media has managed to turn this into an attack on Gracie Mansion and the mayor.
“Let’s check the boxes ...:
a) muslim - check
b) illegal, not a USA citizen - check
c) attempted capital crime - check”
Yep
The problem - they threw them next to their biggest supporter’s mansion....
Thanks! Glad to hear some progress on these two creeps.
Respectfully disagree; they’ll get due process. Manhattan-style due process, that is; charges reduced to almost nothing, monetary compensation for the inconvenience caused them, release without conditions, and maybe even a nice sinecure on the mayor’s staff.
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