After his arrest, Emir Balat told investigators they wanted to launch an attack bigger than the Boston Marathon bombing, according to the feds.

The “ISIS-inspired terrorists” who allegedly tried to bomb a protest in New York City wanted to carry out an attack bigger than the Boston Marathon bombings, according to the FBI. The feds have charged Emir Balat,

Federal prosecutors say that both men cited the Islamic State after they were arrested, and one said he wanted to cause more damage than the Boston Marathon bombing. No one was injured in the incident on Saturday.

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The FBI’s Evidence Response Team searched the Langhorne homes of Ibraham Kayumi, 19, and Emir Balat, 18, on Sunday after the radicals were busted for allegedly throwing homemade IEDs during a violent clash between right-wing agitators backing Jake Lang and pro-Muslim counter-protesters Saturday afternoon.

"The risk posed by armed non-state groups exploiting the current instability in Iran is significant," one analyst told Newsweek.