Attack on Zohran Mamdani : Preliminary Probe by New York City Police Department Finds Suspected IED Outside Zohran Mamdani Residence

New York [US]: The NYPD Bomb Squad’s preliminary study of the device, which was detonated and hurled at a protest outside the mansion of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, determined it to be an Improvised Explosive Device. The NYPD has identified the two men arrested in this matter and stated that it is cooperating with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.

New York City Police Department Finds Suspected IED Outside Zohran Mamdani Residence

Jessica Tisch, the New York City Police Commissioner, shared the details in a post on X on Sunday , saying that while more investigation, including on the second device, would be conducted, two people were apprehended on the spot yesterday and are in jail in connection with the incident.

The NYPD is conducting an investigation in collaboration with the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.The NYPD Bomb Squad has done a preliminary study of a device that was detonated and deployed at a rally yesterday, concluding that it is not a hoax or a smoke bomb. It was, in reality, an improvised explosive device that may have resulted in serious damage or death. “Further analysis, including on a second device,” the statement read.

According to the post, “The NYPD is working on this investigation with our partners at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI through our Joint Terrorism Task Force.” I’d want to thank the heroic NYPD officers who ran towards the danger without hesitation and caught the perpetrators.

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In a post on X, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani described the protest outside Gracie Mansion, the Mayor’s mansion, as steeped in intolerance and racism. He condemned the attempted deployment of an explosive device as “criminal” and “reprehensible” and thanked the New York Police Department, adding that the administration is closely following the situation.

“White supremacist Jake Lang planned a bigoted, racist protest outside Gracie Mansion yesterday. Such hatred is unacceptable in New York City. It is an assault to our city’s principles and the unity that characterises our identity. What followed was much more distressing. Violence at a protest is never acceptable. The attempt to use an explosive device to harm people is not only illegal, but it is also immoral and contradictory to our values. I’d want to thank the brave men and women of the NYPD who moved promptly to protect New Yorkers safe. Our cops raced into danger without hesitation, exhibiting once more the courage and dedication required to safeguard this city every day.

Yesterday, white supremacist Jake Lang organized a protest outside Gracie Mansion rooted in bigotry and racism. Such hate has no place in New York City. It is an affront to our city’s values and the unity that defines who we are.

What followed was even more disturbing. Violence…

— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) March 8, 2026

“My administration is closely monitoring the situation, and I am in close contact with our Police Commissioner,” the NYC Mayor wrote on X.

CNN previously claimed that the violence occurred when an anti-Islam demonstration arranged by right-wing blogger Jake Lang clashed with a larger counter-protest during the holy month of Ramadan, resulting in the ignition and deployment of two “suspicious” explosives. It said that about 20 minutes later, an 18-year-old counter-protester “lit and threw an ignited device toward the protest area,” which fell on a crosswalk.

After the initial throw, the suspect allegedly raced to a 19-year-old associate to fetch a second device. He also lighted the second object before dropping it on the street, as authorities moved in to secure the scene. Both males were among the six people arrested during the police raid.