Suspects charged in NYC explosive plot wanted attack bigger than Boston Marathon bombing, FBI says

Police in New York City say the two men who threw explosives near a crowd this weekend wanted to carry out a bombing like the one at the Boston Marathon in 2013, “only bigger.”

“It’s extremely concerning, and it revictimizes every one of our victims and spectators who was there that day right and that’s exactly their intent to try to spread terror and fear,” said Dan Linskey, Boston 25 Security analyst.

Police held a press conference on Monday in New York after the two men were charged with throwing explosives near a protest by the mayoral mansion…

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