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FBI Director Kash Patel said early Friday that the agency thwarted a “potential terrorist attack” planned for the Halloween weekend.In a brief statement posted on X, Patel said multiple suspects were arrested in Michigan in connection with an alleged plot to carry out a violent attack.
Patel did not say what charges, if any, the suspects face. He said more information will be released later.“Thanks to the men and women of the FBI and law enforcement everywhere, standing guard 24/7 and carrying out our mission to defend the homeland,” Patel said.Police in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, confirmed FBI activity Friday morning. 'The Dearborn Police Department has been made aware that the FBI conducted operations in the City of Dearborn earlier this morning. We want to assure our residents that there is no threat to the community at this time,' Dearborn Police said in a statement.Scripps News Group reporters in Detroit confirmed that the FBI and other law enforcement agencies raided homes in Dearborn and nearby Inkster. Agents were seen entering and exiting those homes and taking evidence. A resident told the Scripps News Group that her husband heard loud bangs and saw a large police presence outside one of the homes around 4:30 a.m. Friday.
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