CNN deletes post about ISIS-inspired attack in New York, admits it didn't meet standards

[rangerrebew]

 
CNN deletes post about ISIS-inspired attack in New York, admits it didn't meet standards
By Marc Tamasco Fox News
Published March 10, 2026 10:17am EDT
 
CNN is facing backlash on social media over a now-deleted Tuesday post on X about the two "Pennsylvania teenagers" who were charged with throwing bombs at a protest near Gracie Mansion in New York City on Saturday.

"Two Pennsylvania teenagers crossed into New York City Saturday morning for what could’ve been a normal day enjoying the city during abnormally warm weather," the post read. "But in less than an hour, their lives would drastically change as the pair would be arrested for throwing homemade bombs during an anti-Muslim protest outside of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home. Here's what we know so far."

The suspects, 18-year-old Emir Balat of Langhorne and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi of Newtown, traveled from Bucks County to Manhattan on Saturday, when police said they ignited and hurled explosive devices into a protest crowd outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence.
 
The suspect appears to run away after he allegedly threw the explosive. (United States District Court for the Southern District of New York)

Federal prosecutors charged the suspects with material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and use of a weapon of mass destruction.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-torched-over-bizarre-post-about-pennsylvania-teenagers-charged-throwing-bombs-nyc-protest

[SZonian]

So what's the problem?
CNN makes it sound like it was just 2 innocent yutes out for a leisurely Spring stroll minding their own business. Then getting arrested for no reason and suddenly finding themselves falsely accused of terrorism. 

Nothing to see here...

[Wingnut]

If it weren't for low standards at CNN they would have no standards at all.

[rangerrebew]

If it weren't for low standards at CNN they would have no standards at all.

Yes they would - lower standards.

[Smokin Joe]

Unreal. TATP ("Mother of Satan, triacetone triperoxide) is a signature jihadi explosive that can be made out of commonly available chemicals, is highly unstable when dry, and has a shelf life that is fairly short, losing power in the span of a few weeks.

It has been used in Europe to bomb trains and in suicide vests. It was used in a backpack bomb in Oklahoma, where the bomber turned away from a search at the stadium entrance, sat on a bench next to some buses and blew up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_University_of_Oklahoma_bombing

NOTE: That article has been sanitized to remove references to Muslim roommates which were made at the time. Also missing are accounts that he had tried to get into the stadium but refused to be searched. Of course (as is so often heard today) there are "no links to terrorism", and local Muslims denied any knowledge of him or his activities.
Someone has been covering for this sort of thing (not just the Media, but those who give them their talking points) for a long time.