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A counterprotester in Manhattan's Upper East Side threw an improvised explosive device at an anti-Islam demonstration outside Gracie Mansion, and police say a second suspicious device was found in a vehicle in the same area; investigators are examining both incidents.
Police say a counterprotester pepper-sprayed participants at an anti-Islam protest near Gracie Mansion in NYC, then another person lit and threw a taped device containing nuts, bolts and screws toward the crowd; three people were arrested and authorities are investigating, with no injuries reported. The incident involved figures tied to conservative influencer Jake Lang, who has prior charges and recently announced a run for US Senate in Florida.
A woman was arrested in Sweden after spraying an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher during his Quran-burning protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm. The activist, Salwan Momika, has been conducting a series of demonstrations that have caused anger in Muslim countries. While Swedish police have allowed his protests citing freedom of speech, preliminary hate speech charges have been filed against him. The woman was detained on suspicion of disturbing public order and violence against a police officer. Muslim leaders in Sweden have called on the government to find ways to stop the Quran burnings, and the government has announced an inquiry into legal possibilities for enabling police to reject permits for demonstrations over national security concerns.