Suburban Teens Arrested for NYC Explosive Stunt

0:00On March 10, two young men from Philadelphia suburbs face serious charges after allegedly throwing explosive devices during a chaotic rally in New York City on Saturday. The main suspect, an 18-year-old high school senior named Belat, hurled a smoking object with a lit fuse that contained the explosive TATP along, with nuts and bolts. It fizzled out without injuring anyone, but he then dropped the second device near police before trying to flee and getting tackled. The pair drove into the city to join counter protestors at an anti-Muslim gathering organized by a Christian nationalist figure. According to officials, Belat was photographed in the act, and both he and his associate Kayumi were arrested on the spot. Belat's lawyer described him as a confused teen dealing with personal troubles, insisting the 18-year-old had no clear idea of his actions and barely knew Kayumi. Meanwhile, when questioned by officers, Belat chillingly admitted he aimed for something even bigger than the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

1:02The FBI has ramped up the probe with multiple searches, including one at a Pennsylvania storage unit, and their testing recovered devices. Both suspects appeared in Core Monday, held without bail on charges like attempting to aid a foreign terrorist group and deploying a weapon of mass. Destruction. New York police say there's no link to the conflict in Iran, but authorities remain on high alert as they dig deeper into what drove the suburban. Kids to such a dangerous stun.