The two PA teens charged with attempting what authorities described as an ISIS-inspired attack in New York considered other targets before driving into Manhattan with homemade bombs, sources said.
In February, Emir Balat disappeared from the online marketplace he frequented. Weeks later, he was arrested in a homemade-bomb attack near Gracie Mansion.
A high school senior and a recent graduate, both from the Philadelphia suburbs, were charged by federal prosecutors with trying to support a terrorist group.
The investigation is likely to probe the recent travels of the suspects, both of whom have made extended visits to Istanbul in the last two years. Published March 10, 2025 Federal authorities have launched an [...]