“It is, in fact, an improvised explosive device that could have caused serious injury or death.”Preliminary results show the device was made with TATP, an extraordinarily powerful and unstable explosive that’s easy to obtain, multiple law enforcement officials told CNN. Analysis of a second device recovered at the scene is ongoing. The two groups were separated into designated protest areas by NYPD officers, but tensions escalated shortly before noon. The video shows smoke in the air and more people running from the second device as police detain a man on the ground. The attempt to use an explosive device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are,” the mayor said.

Source: CNN March 08, 2026 19:44 UTC