The NYPD outlines what Emir Balat said about the failed attack in NYC. “He requested paper and wrote, ‘I pledge my allegiance to the Islamic State, die in your rage, you Kufar,’ 'Kufar' is an Arabic term that refers to non-Muslims.”

According to law enforcement, both suspects admitted to being inspired by ISIS. The devices contained the same explosive used in the Paris and Brussels attacks. The suspects told the FBI they watched ISIS videos. A third bomb was found in their car. And every major news outlet in America is

“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. It is, in fact, an improvised explosive device that could have caused serious injury or death.”