BREAKING: The bomb thrown at anti-Islam protesters in NYC contained TATP, an “enormously volatile” and extremely powerful substance used by groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS, and in attacks like the 7/7 London bombings and the Ariana Grande concert attack. Authorities say it was a very serious attempt, and thankfully it did not detonate. Islamic terrorism remains one of the greatest threats to the U.S., yet legacy media largely ignores it.
Tensions between opposing protest groups outside the New York City mayor’s residence boiled over Saturday, when a protester hurled an improvised explosive onto the crosswalk, leaving protesters and police officers scrambling.
The device was capable of causing “serious injury or death,” the NYPD said Sunday, and multiple law enforcement sources told CNN two men arrested in connection with the device admitted to being inspired by ISIS. FBI New York’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is working with the NYPD on the investigation, the bureau said.
The incident unfolded during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan outside the home of New York City’s first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and his wife Rama Duwaji.
An anti-Islam protest organized by right-wing influencer and pardoned January 6 rioter Jake Lang drew roughly 20 participants, while a counter-protest called “Drive the Nazis Out of New York” peaked at about 125 people, Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said.
“The NYPD Bomb Squad has conducted a preliminary analysis of a device that was ignited and deployed at a protest yesterday and has determined that it is not a hoax device or a smoke bomb,” Tisch said in a post on X. “It is, in fact, an improvised explosive device that could have caused serious injury or death.”
Analysis of a second device recovered at the scene is ongoing. No injuries were reported.
Both devices were constructed with what is suspected to be homemade explosive material and fragmentation in the form of nuts, bolts and screws, the sources said.
Authorities are investigating whether the explosive was a homemade mixture known as TATP, which can be highly volatile and unstable, the sources said. Further lab tests will be conducted to determine the exact make up of the suspected explosive when they can establish a safe procedure to test it.
