Teenagers from Pennsylvania Suburbs Suspected in ISIS-Inspired Attack Plot

Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, are facing federal charges for an ISIS-inspired attack in New York City, where they allegedly threw explosive devices at a protest on March 7. Neither device detonated, and no injuries were reported. Both teenagers, first-generation Americans from affluent suburbs of Philadelphia, were arrested after Balat expressed allegiance to ISIS and indicated a desire to cause significant harm. Their legal representatives have claimed they did not know each other prior to the incident.

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