00:00En route to the NYPD precinct, Balot made spontaneous statements without being questioned
00:05by NYPD officers that were captured on body-worn camera footage. He said,
00:10this isn't a religion that just stands when people talk about the blessed name of the prophet,
00:16we take action, we take action, as well as, if I didn't do it, someone else will come and do
00:24it.
00:24And later, after waiving his rights, he requested paper and wrote a message declaring in part,
00:31I pledge my allegiance to the Islamic State, die in your rage, you kufar. Now, die in your rage is
00:38a
00:38commonly known ISIS slogan, and kufar is an Arabic term that refers to non-believers. He also told
00:47investigators that he had hoped to carry out an attack even bigger than the Boston Marathon bombing,
00:53which he noted resulted in only three deaths.
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