00:02To the East Coast now, the two Pennsylvania teens accused of trying to carry out an ISIS-inspired attack at
00:09the New York City mayor's mansion may have been considering other targets first.
00:14That's according to a new report from ABC News.
00:16Law enforcement sources tell the outlet evidence shows 18-year-old Amir Balat and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayoumi of
00:24the Philadelphia area had been planning an attack for some time before throwing IEDs outside Gracie Mansion during a protest
00:31last weekend.
00:33Investigators who searched a storage unit in the teen's hometown reportedly found a notebook filled with details about soft targets
00:40like shopping centers, though no specific location was named.
00:44New video also appears to show Balat at a phantom fireworks store in Pendell, Pennsylvania, on March 2nd.
00:51The company vice president told ABC in an email that Balat bought a 20-foot-length consumer fireworks safety fuse.
00:59Meanwhile, two New York City police officers being hailed as heroes for chasing down the suspects say they were just
01:06doing their job.
01:07What in the heck were you thinking?
01:10Catch the bad guy. That is it. Catch the bad guy.
01:13I am very impressed that I cleared that barrier.
01:16In that moment, I didn't think of anything.
01:18To me, it was to try to save as many lives as possible.
01:21Would you do it again?
01:23Yes. Yes.
01:25Balat and Kayoumi are now being held on multiple charges, including terrorism counts and use of a weapon of mass
01:31destruction.
01:31They have not yet entered a plea.
01:34The law is now being held on multiple charges.
01:35The law is now being held on multiple charges.
01:35The law is now being held on multiple charges.
01:36The law is now being held on multiple charges.
01:36The law is now being held on multiple charges.
01:36The law is now being held on multiple charges.
01:36The law is now being held on multiple charges.
01:36The law is now being held on multiple charges.
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