The FBI According to its own information, it has one for New Year’s Eve planned terrorist attack in the US state North Carolina thwarted. An 18-year-old planned to use knives and hammers to attack people at a supermarket and a fast food restaurant in the town of Mint Hill, said prosecutor Russ Ferguson of the Western District of North Carolina. The American was arrested. According to preliminary findings, the man acted alone.
The suspect has his loyalty to the so-called
Islamic State (IS) and confessed that he wanted to kill Americans at the turn of the year, said FBI special agent James Barnacle Jr. The man’s notes that were found suggested that, among others, Jews, Christians and people from the LGBTQ+ community – including lesbians, gays and trans people – were the targets of the attack.
FBI chief Kash Patel thanked the employees of the FBI and law enforcement partners for their quick action and saving lives. It is the second published case within a few weeks in which the FBI prevented a suspected attack on New Year’s Eve before innocent people could be harmed. wrote Patel on X.
By mid-December, the FBI had more, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi New Year’s Eve Planned terrorist attacks targeting California foiled. These were planned in Los Angeles and the nearby Orange County district.
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