Explosive device thrown outside of Zohran Mamdani's residence at anti-Islam protest

New York police have confirmed that counter-protesters threw an improvised explosive device outside Zohran Mamdani's official residence on Saturday when they clashed with anti-Islam demonstrators, led by rightwing influencer Jake Lang.

New York police commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed that a preliminary bomb squad analysis of the device that was ignited and thrown during the protest had "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. Further analysis will be conducted, including on a second device," Tisch said in a social media post...