Teens charged in NYC bomb attempt wanted to surpass Boston Marathon terror attack, prosecutors say
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By Mira Wassef
Published on March 10, 2026.
Two men, Emir Balat, and Ibrahim Kayumi, are accused of attempting to detonate bombs at New York City protests, with the intent to create a terror attack bigger than the Boston Marathon, according to federal prosecutors. The men were arrested for allegedly throwing two homemade IEDs near Gracie Mansion on the Upper East Side. The devices reportedly contained triacetone triperoxide (TATP), an explosive material used in multiple terrorist attacks over the past decade. They reportedly told investigators they planned to execute an ISIS-inspired attack when they were taken into custody. Kayumi had been radicalized and allegedly had ISIS propaganda on his phone. The bomb squad found an explosive device in a black car parked on East End Avenue.
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