What were the details of the bombing attempt in New York City?
This was not a random attack on Lisa Brady. Fox News, that from the New York City Police Commissioner, as two men are accused of trying to bomb a protest outside the mayor's official residence, throwing two homemade devices. The suspects, Amir Balot and Ibrahim Kayyumi, now charged with five federal counts. And as alleged, both defendants have admitted that they acted on Saturday because of ISIS.
Commissioner Jessica Tisch says preliminary tests show one device contained a highly volatile explosive used in multiple terrorist attacks over the past decade. The two defendants arriving in New York City from Pennsylvania only about an hour before they were arrested. The Justice Department says they talked about wanting infidels to die and an attack bigger than the Boston Marathon bombing.
These were ISIS inspired actions and it is chilling. that they wanted to do something more than the Boston Marathon, more than three deaths. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton says violence is not protected protest or speech. Both suspects held without bail after an initial appearance in federal court on charges including using a weapon of mass destruction.
The NYPD remains on heightened alert as fighting continues in the Middle East. I think we are all seeing right now the threat that this clerical regime poses to the region and to the world. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Iranian regime is trying to hold the world hostage. They are attacking their neighbors.
They are attacking neighboring countries, their energy infrastructure, their civilian population. They're attacking embassies. This is a terrorist... government. Iran naming the hardline son of the slain Ayatollah as the new supreme leader. President Trump telling NBC he thinks that's a mistake.
He plans a news conference later today as oil and gas prices keep spiking with another dignified transfer ceremony planned after a seventh U.S. service member died from injuries. America is listening to Fox News. Join Fox in supporting our troops. From daily needs to global emergencies, help us be there for those who serve.
Visit go.fox slash Red Cross to donate to service to the armed forces today. President Trump is now praising Australia's leader for protecting members of Iran's women's soccer team. The president says he spoke with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about asylum claims for members of the Iranian national women's soccer team.
In a social media post, the president says the prime minister is on it and several members of the team are being taken care of, even as others are choosing to return home. Earlier in the day, President Trump warned Australia was making a terrible humanitarian mistake by allowing the team to be forced back to Iran.
Team members have been labeled traitors in Iran for refusing to sing the country's national anthem before a game last week. In Washington, Jared Halpern, Fox News. An artificial intelligence company is now suing the Trump administration after a dispute over restrictions on how the military can use its technology.
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