The affidavit identified three of the five apprehended suspects, including 19-year-old Tycen Proper, who was arrested in Ohio and charged with attempted murder and several firearms violations after he allegedly admitted to helping plan an attack.
Federal authorities stopped a potential attack targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event held on the White House lawn, with a multi-state law enforcement operation leading to multiple arrests, FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday. The FBI and law enforcement first became aware of the possible threat on June 10 through Signal chats, just days before the UFC event on Sunday attended by President Trump and his family as well as members of Congress and Cabinet officials. The plans involved 23 individuals located outside the capital region, according to Patel. Read More: https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5925808-fbi-attack-ufc-freedom-250/ #ufc #whitehouse #attack #trump #fbi #kashpatel
FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency thwarted an alleged drone attack on the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House. The would-be attackers were planning to deploy explosive drones. Bill Edwards, director of counter-unmanned aerial systems operations at ENSCO, tells "NewsNation Live" the planned attack is "significant and concerning." Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes." Weekdays starting at 9a/8C.#NewsNationLive NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Federal authorities stopped an alleged terror plot targeting the UFC’s Freedom 250 event at the White House that would have deployed explosive-laden drones to trigger panic among the 80,000 attendees before directing the crowd into a gauntlet where snipers were waiting.
People have been taken into custody in connection with the alleged planned attack on the UFC event Sunday that President Donald Trump attended, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
A militia leader pleaded not guilty on Monday to what prosecutors say is his role in attacks that are part of Iran’s response to the war with Israel and the United States.