Chaos outside Mamdani’s home brings terror charges for ‘IS-inspired’ teens – and host of questions

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Two teenagers, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, were charged with terrorism-related offenses for allegedly throwing explosive devices at right-wing anti-Islam protesters outside New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's home. The incident is described as 'IS-inspired' and raises questions about rising tensions and radicalization in the United States.

Suspects accused of throwing explosive devices at rightwing anti-Islam protesters as tensions rise across US Early on Monday afternoon, two teens in white plastic jumpsuits were escorted into a Manhattan federal courtroom. Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, who were shackled and handcuffed, quietly took their seats at the defense table. If not for the metal restraints and jail garb, Balat, 18, and Kayumi, 19, could have been any number of young men who carry themselves with an aura of discomfort about their place in America. Continue reading...