Investigators Probe Terrorism Link to IED Near Mamdani’s Home

Authorities are investigating potential terrorism links to two suspects in custody over what New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said was an improvised explosive thrown near Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence, people familiar with the investigation 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 statement posted on X Sunday, adding that two individuals connected to the device are in police custody. “It is, in fact, an improvised explosive ...