New video shows terror suspect tackled after allegedly throwing bomb at NYC protest outside mayor's residence

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New video shows the infinitesimal 1 of the accused panic suspects was tackled to the crushed aft allegedly throwing a homemade weaponry during a protestation successful New York City.

Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, of Newtown, Pennsylvania, and 18-year-old Emir Balat are accused of throwing unrecorded explosive devices into a protestation taking spot extracurricular Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Gracie Mansion residence connected March 7, aft driving from Bucks County to Manhattan, according to national officials.

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Emir Balat tackled by a constabulary  officer

18-year-old Emir Balat was tackled by a instrumentality enforcement serviceman aft helium allegedly threw a bomb. (FNTV)

The caller video shows Balat being tackled by an NYPD serviceman portion Chief Aaron Edwards adjacent yelled "get him." An idiosyncratic could beryllium heard yelling "bomb" aft Balat was tackled to the ground.

In a transgression complaint, prosecutors said that a bid of pictures amusement the men handling the alleged bomb, which was determined to person contained TATP successful summation to nuts and bolts that were attached with duct tape.

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18-year-old Emir Balat is arrested astatine  protest.

18-year-old Emir Balat is arrested aft allegedly throwing a handmade fume grenade during a "Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City" protestation connected March 7, 2026.  (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

When speaking to instrumentality enforcement, Balat allegedly said that helium wanted the planned onslaught to beryllium "bigger than the Boston Marathon bombing."

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the homemade bombs were existent and susceptible of causing superior wounded oregon death, adding that the incidental is being investigated arsenic terrorism.

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Balat runs aft  allegedly dropping a weaponry  connected  a Manhattan sidewalk

Emir Balat runs aft dropping an alleged IED astatine the feet of NYPD officers. He was arrested moments later, and the instrumentality failed to spell off. (Justice Department Office of Public Affairs)

"This is being investigated arsenic an enactment of ISIS-inspired terrorism," Tisch said.

Balat allegedly wrote and signed a pledge of allegiance to the Islamic authorities aft being taken to a precinct station, according to national prosecutors.

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Emir Balat, 18, is arrested aft  throwing an alleged IED astatine  anti-Mamdani protesters successful  Manhattan

Emir Balat, 18, is arrested aft throwing an alleged explosive instrumentality during a protestation organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang against alleged "Islamification of New York" extracurricular Gracie Mansion, the authoritative residence of Mayor Zorhan Mamdani. Two men threw homemade explosive devices extracurricular Gracie Mansion during the protestation and were rapidly apprehended.  (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

"All praise is owed to Allah lord of each worlds! I pledge my allegiance to the Islamic State," Balat allegedly wrote. "We instrumentality action."

During a hunt of a self-storage portion connected to the panic probe successful Langhorne, Pennsylvania, the FBI said "explosive residue" was located.

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Emir Balat astatine  a fireworks store   checking out

Surveillance camera footage shows Emir Balat, buying fireworks fuse successful Pennsylvania connected March 3, 2026. (Footage courtesy of Phantom Fireworks)

"Yesterday’s hunt of the retention portion believed to beryllium connected to the Gracie Mansion incidental revealed explosive residue. FBI Special Agent Bomb Technicians and the section weaponry squads conducted a controlled detonation to guarantee the information of instrumentality enforcement and others successful the area. We’re thankful for the assistance of the FBI Philadelphia Field Office and the section Middletown and Newton agencies who assisted our bureau passim the night," FBI New York posted connected X.

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On March 2, Balat appears to person bought a 20-foot rotation of fuse from Phantom Fireworks successful Penndel, Pennsylvania, according to video obtained by Fox News Digital. 

Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.

Adam Sabes is simply a newsman for Fox News Digital. Story tips tin beryllium sent to [email protected] and connected Twitter @asabes10.

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