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The NYC bombing suspects pledged allegiance to ISIS, authorities say. What does that actually mean?

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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The 18-year-old from Pennsylvania had just been arrested for allegedly attempting to detonate two bombs at a New York City protest when he arrived to the NYPD precinct on March 7. As laid out in a criminal complaint, Emir Balat waived his Miranda rights, took paper and pen, and wrote out a message: “I pledge my allegience (sic) to the Islamic State.” Just days afterward, a 36-year-old man who had previously served n…

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The NYC bombing suspects pledged allegiance to ISIS, authorities say. What does that actually mean?

Why do people “pledge allegiance” to a “state” that is no longer a state? And what spurs someone to not just attack innocent people, but to then make a statement of loyalty while doing so?

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