00:00Two men, Amir Balat and Ibrahim Kayoumi, traveled from Pennsylvania and attempted to bring violence
00:06to New York City. They are suspected of coming here to commit an act of terrorism.
00:11There is video of these two individuals throwing two devices towards the protest.
00:16The police department has determined that these were improvised explosive devices
00:20made to injure, maim, or worse. Thanks to the swift and decisive actions of NYPD officers at
00:27the scene. Both men were immediately taken into custody and the devices they brought taken off
00:34of our streets. I want to commend the officers who were on site. They faced a chaotic situation
00:40that very quickly could have become far more dangerous. I can confirm this morning that this
00:46is being investigated as an act of ISIS inspired terrorism. We have been in a heightened state of
00:52alert in New York City since the start of hostilities in Iran, and we remain in that posture today.
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