NYC’s alleged ISIS-loving wannabe bomber was once a clever online sneaker entrepreneur

Source: New York Post

One of the alleged ISIS-driven bombing suspects accused of unleashing terror on a protest outside of Gracie Mansion was once an internet-savvy entrepreneur who made his money coding sneaker-buying bots, according to reports. Before Emir Balat, 18, was arrested on federal charges for hurling a pair of homemade IEDs at an anti-Islam protest outside Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral residence on the Upper East Side Saturday — the Pennsylvania teen was known as a nifty self-made businessman, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. 3 Gracie Mansion bombing suspect Emir Balat, 18, was once an internet-savvy entrepreneur who made money coding sneaker-buying bots.