Two men have been charged with federal terrorism-related crimes after they allegedly ignited homemade bombs at an anti-Islam protest outside the New York City mayor's mansion. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, are accused of traveling from Pennsylvania with ‌dangerous improvised explosive devices to Manhattan, where the anti-Muslim rally was planned. They reportedly told police they were inspired by Islamic State, the Islamist militant group. No one was hurt during the incident. The men are each charged with five federal crimes, including use of a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, and three charges related to the illegal possession or transportation of explosives. Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the violence and defended the "sacred right" of protest, even for objectionable speech.