Fuente: New York Post
A protester has admitted in court he fired a flare that landed on the the roof of a City College of New York building and badly damaged it during an on-campus anti-Israel demonstration two years ago, prosecutors said. Ahmed Etman, 23, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree arson, a felony, and disorderly conduct on April 16 in an a deal with Manhattan prosecutors, according to the district attorney’s office. 3 Manhattan DA's Office Etman, who was a student at the time, discharged the flare and recklessly damaged the Marshak Science Building on April 28, 2025 while the City College of New York was embroiled in raucous anti-Israel protests in uptown Manhattan amid the conflict in Gaza, according to a criminal complaint.