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UPDATE: As Part Of Investigation, FBI Raids Homes In Middletown & Newtown
March 8, 2026
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Tom Sofield
An FBI Bearcat armored vehicle pulls up on Tina Drive.
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UPDATED: 8:19 p.m., Sunday:
The FBI executed search warrants and detained residents at two separate homes – one in Middletown Township’s Langhorne section and the other in Newtown Township – Sunday evening as part of an investigation into incendiary devices in New York City.
The raids took place around 6:20 p.m. at residences on Tina Drive in Middletown Township and Clymer Street in Newtown Township.
The FBI team in Newtown Township.
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Law enforcement sources said the searches are tied to the arrests of Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19.
An FBI spokesperson told reporters that while no formal charges had been filed as of Sunday. The men were detained in federal custody.
An NYPD spokesperson said they could not add any information outside of what has been released in statements.
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Three people were detained at the Tina Drive home, where Balat’s family resides, while two people were led away from the Clymer Street residence of Kayumi’s family.
FBI special agents hit the home on Clymer Street.
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Tactical teams from the FBI led the activity at the homes and detained the residents of the dwellings.
Three people being detained at the home on Tina Drive.
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FBI evidence response teams and bomb technicians entered both homes as the sun set and were expected to be on the scenes for hours.
Police block traffic in Newtown Township at Clymer Street.
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Police said the activity was part of a “court-authorized search warrant” and stated there is no larger threat to the community.
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The federal investigation stems from a Saturday afternoon confrontation during dueling protests near Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohron Mamdani.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Balat ignited a device and threw it toward a group of people after an anti-Muslim protester deployed pepper spray. The device struck a barrier and extinguished in a crosswalk just feet from police officers.
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According to Tisch, Balat then fled and obtained a second device from Kayumi before dropping it while running.
Both men were arrested shortly after by city officers at the scene.
https://levittownnow.com/2026/03/08/middletown-man-in-custody-after-device-thrown-during-nyc-protests/
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🚨BREAKING: The FBI conducted authorized, court-ordered searches at homes in Newtown Township and Middletown Township in Bucks County, PA tied to an IED that ignited during a protest in NYC by the Islamic jihadists.
The two pro-Muslim extremists, Ibraham Kayumi, 19, and Emir Balat, 18, both self-radicalized in recent years and traveled to Turkey and other terror-training hot spots.
America welcomed their parents, who by the look of it achieved the American dream, and this is how their POS kids repay this country.
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