https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/03/09/nyc-bomber-charges-n2672542
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News also shared details of the complaint: "More specifically, Balat wrote on a piece of paper that he 'pledge[d] allegiance to the Islamic state' and Kayumi stated, in substance and in part, that he was affiliated with ISIS; watched ISIS propaganda on his phone; and was partly inspired to carry out his actions that day by ISIS.."
They wanted it to be more deadly than the Boston Marathon bombing