NY police say device thrown near anti-Islam protest was IEDA man flees after throwing a device during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang outside the official residence of the New York mayorNEW YORK - A homemade incendiary thrown near anti-Islam protesters outside the New York mayor's residence was a viable improvised explosive device "that could have caused serious injury or death," police said Sunday. Two suspicious devices were thrown by a man identified by police as Emir Balat near the protest Saturday led by a far-right influencer to oppose public Muslim prayer. It is, in fact, an improvised explosive device (IED)," the NYPD said in a statement Sunday. Balat dropped dropped the device near a line of police before vaulting a crash barrier. Balat threw a similar device near Lang's group of protesters.

Source: Bangkok Post March 08, 2026 23:10 UTC