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FBI thwarted plot targeting White House UFC event, Patel says
Key takeaways
- Multiple suspects were in custody following a "multi-state operation", Patel said in a social media post on Tuesday morning.
- Two sources told the BBC's US news partner CBS News that the planned attack would have partly involved using explosive-laden drone aircraft to strike nearby buildings.
- A suspect was taken into custody in Cincinnati last week, CBS also reported, and investigators obtained access to Signal chats in which multiple people allegedly discussed the plan.
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. The event was held on Sunday, as US President Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday The FBI thwarted a plot targeting a UFC event that took place on Sunday on the South Lawn of the White House, the agency's head Kash Patel has said.
Multiple suspects were in custody following a "multi-state operation", Patel said in a social media post on Tuesday morning. "Allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold," he added.
Two sources told the BBC's US news partner CBS News that the planned attack would have partly involved using explosive-laden drone aircraft to strike nearby buildings.
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