US EditionHere’s What We Know and Don’t Know About the Alleged Terror Plot Thwarted by FBI in Michigan
Five suspects aged 16 to 20 were arrested after FBI foiled an Islamic State-inspired Halloween terror plot in Michigan, preventing a violent attack over the weekend.
- On Oct 31, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it foiled a potential Halloween terrorist plot in Michigan, making several arrests and searching two Dearborn homes and an Inkster storage facility.
- Investigators say the plot was inspired by Islamic State extremism, and the FBI had monitored online discussions about the plan prior to the raids.
- Neighbors on Middlepointe Street, Dearborn, and Horger Street, Dearborn, described early-morning raids and loud bangs around 4 a.m. and about 6:15 a.m.
- Dearborn police and state officials said there is no current threat, and FBI Director Kash Patel said `Through swift action and close coordination with our local partners, a potential act of terror was stopped before it could unfold.`
- The action follows a foiled plot five months earlier that produced federal charges against Ammar Abdulmajid‑Mohamed Said in U.S. District Court in Detroit, while U.S. Sen. Gary Peters requested additional information but was not briefed by Friday afternoon.
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By Brynn Gingras and Holly Yan, CNN. A cryptic reference to "pumpkin day." An online conversation about an ISIS-inspired attack. A visit to a shooting range to practice rapid-fire AK-47 reloads. The FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack over Halloween weekend, according to a social media post by the agency's director, Kash Patel. Details of the alleged plot are scarce, but two law enforcement sources with knowledge of the case briefed CNN on…
FBI Stops “Potential Terrorist Attack,” Kash Patel Announces
FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday said the agency stopped a “potential terrorist attack in Michigan before it could unfold.” “Thanks to swift action and coordination with our partners, a violent plot tied to international terrorism was disrupted. This is what defending the homeland looks like — vigilance saves lives,” he added. The FBI stopped a potential terrorist attack in Michigan before it could unfold. Thanks to swift action and coordinati…
By Brynn Gingras and Holly Yan, CNN. A cryptic reference to "pumpkin day." An online conversation about an ISIS-inspired attack. A visit to a shooting range to practice rapid-fire AK-47 reloads. The FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack over Halloween weekend, according to a social media post by the agency's director, Kash Patel. Details of the alleged plot are scarce, but two law enforcement sources with knowledge of the case briefed CNN on…
The Times of Northwest Indiana
FBI makes arrests in alleged attack plot
DEARBORN, Mich. — Multiple people who allegedly plotted a violent attack over the Halloween weekend were arrested Friday in Michigan, FBI Director Kash Patel said on social media.
A violent terrorist attack was thwarted by the FBI on Friday morning. Now Fox News can reveal that the attack was linked to the terrorist group ISIS.
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