ISIS-Inspired Plot Thwarted: Pennsylvania Men Charged

0:00On April 8th, two Pennsylvania guys, an 18-year-old named Emir Balat and a 19-year-old named Ibrahim Kayumi, just got hit with federal, charges for trying to bomb a protest outside New York City mayor Zoran Mamdani's home. Prosecutors say they aim to kill up to 60 people to support the Islamic State group. This all went down on March 7th during an anti-Islam rally at Gracie Mansion, but luckily none of the explosives they planted detonated. The pair drove up from Pennsylvania in a car packed with evidence, including a third bomb they didn't even use. Authorities found hours of dash cam footage, where the two talked openly about their plans to outdo the Boston Marathon bombing from 2013. Their no-book laid out bomb-making recipes and backup ideas like ramming a crowd at a festival or parade. No one got hurt in the chaos, and the mayor plus his wife weren't even home at the time. The footage shows cops grabbing one suspect's seconds after a dead explosive fizzled out.

1:00Both men are American citizens who waive their rights to stay quiet after arrest. The new indictment dropped this Tuesday, spilling details from that no-book, and videos showing their step-by-step terror plotting. After getting nabbed, one scrawled a plaz to ISIS calling for attacks on non-believers, while the other admitted watching their propaganda for. Inspiration These two have been locked up since March 7th, and the feds are painting this as a clear ISIS-inspired plot that got shut down fast. Investigators are still digging, but for now, it's a stark reminder of threats bubbling under the surface. This has been Global News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.