FBI raids homes of 2 Bucks County men accused of throwing explosive device in NYC protest

6ABC Action News, Philadelphia ^ | March 9, 2026 | Briana Smith

[Antoninus]

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. (WPVI) -- Six people were arrested Saturday in New York City following a dueling protest outside Gracie Mansion, and federal authorities have launched a terrorism investigation.

Two of those arrested are from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and remain in custody.

On Sunday, FBI agents searched the homes of 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi in Newtown and 18-year-old Emir Balat in Langhorne.

The searches came after the NYPD said at least one improvised explosive device was deployed during the protest, with additional devices now under investigation.

"Nothing like this happens around here. So it's pretty scary," Newtown neighbor Pamela Pulsinelli said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New York; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: buckscounty; domesticterrorists; emirbalat; ibrahimkayumi; islam; islamofascism; islamofascists; kathyhochul; koranimals; newyork; newyorkcity; pennsylvania; suburban; terrorism; wealthy; zohranmamdani

[Antoninus]

For the record, the guy from Newtown, PA lives in a neighborhood where the homes sell for $1.5 million. There's video of the McMansion at the article.

[AppyPappy]

Obviously MAGA /NYT

[ProudDeplorable]

I wonder who’s paying for that home. Hmm!!!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Ibrahim Kayumi and Emir Balat.

[brownsfan]

Leave them alone. In NYC that’s just expressing yourself! /s

[BobL]

“FBI agents searched the homes of 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi in Newtown and 18-year-old Emir Balat in Langhorne.”

Ahh yes, two “Pennsylvania” men.

[Antoninus]

I wonder who’s paying for that home. Hmm!!!

Seriously. As usual, we are tolerating and financing those who want us dead.

[bray]

No motive identified.

[MarlonRando]

a couple of “Bucks County men”

[OldHarbor]

Manhattan BP Brad Hoylman-Sigal ripped after he blamed wrong protesters for hurling bombs outside Gracie Mansion

This POS scumbag was throwing his own bombs.

White Christian Nationalists … yeah right mofo , spit

[iamgalt]

Turns they can move fast when a rat gets threatened

[Carriage Hill]

Subhuman muslim(SPIT!) filth.

[albie]

Bucks County is pretty ritzy. I used to live in Wilmington DE (not ritzy) but would go to BC for work sometimes

[Opinionated Blowhard]

"Nothing like this happens around here. So it's pretty scary," Newtown neighbor Pamela Pulsinelli said.

With due respect to Pamela, Bucks County, PA historically has been a center of liberal, anti-war activity and protest since at least the 1960s.

[Antoninus]

Bucks County, PA historically has been a center of liberal, anti-war activity and protest since at least the 1960s.

That's only really true of the areas in and around New Hope (aka, No Hope) and Doylestown. The rest of the county is fairly conservative.

[Leaning Right]

It’s infuriating. The bomb guy threw his bomb at anti-Islam protesters.

The mainstream media hides this fact. Some are even phrasing it to imply that the bomb was thrown at the mayor’s mansion.

Liars.

[escapefromboston]

Typical Ramadan celebration

[Dixie Yooper]

Ibrahim Kayumi and Emir Balat

They look like European names, but the spellings make it hard to identify which European country is the origin... Not Polish or Hungarian.

[NorthMountain]

Ibrahim Kayumi and Emir Balat.

Obviously descendants of Irish immigrants who came here fleeing the potato famine ...

[OKSooner]

They were triggered by the white racists so they had no choice except to throw bombs.

It was the only reasonable thing to do.