India, March 9 -- Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has shared an update after two people were taken into custody after a pair of "suspicious devices" were ignited Saturday, March 7, during protests outside of Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani. Tisch said in a post on X that it was not a hoax, and could have caused "serious injury or death."

The incident took place during an anti-Islam demonstration led by conservative influencer Jake Lang and a counterprotest, according to NBC News. A bomb squad examined the devices, which were described as being smaller than a football. They looked like a jar wrapped in black tape with nuts, bolts, screws and a hobby fuse, Tisch said.

The devices were...