Teens considered other targets before trying to carry out NYC attack: Sources
The two Pennsylvania teens charged with attempting to carry out what authorities described as an ISIS-inspired attack in New York considered other targets before driving into Manhattan late Saturday morning with homemade bombs, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Investigators searching a storage unit in Bucks County, Pa., where the teens are from, discovered a notebook in which the teens wrote about soft targets like shopping centers, the sources said. No specific target was mentioned. #news #pennsylvania #nyc #terrorplot
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New details tonight surrounding the Bucks County teenagers accused of trying to carry out an ISIS-inspired attack in New York City.
ABC News has learned they allegedly considered other targets before driving into Manhattan late Saturday morning with homemade bombs.
While searching a storage unit in Middletown Township this week, investigators discovered a notebook in which the teens wrote about soft targets like shopping centers.
Investigators also say Emir Bilat and Ibrahim Qayyumi had been planning some kind of attack for at least a week.
Two members of the NYPD are being hailed as heroes for their efforts in chasing down the suspects near the mayor's home, Gracie Mansion.
They spoke today about their action.
I saw the device hit the floor and I just ran. I knew that I needed to save lives, so I ran towards the people to make sure that nobody got hurt.
It was all instinct. There wasn't a lot of thought. There was a real threat, there was a real danger there, and the goal was just to get to it.
Bilat and Qayyumi are being held on a terrorism charge, use of weapons of mass destruction, and other offenses tonight.