FBI Disrupts Los Angeles New Year's Bomb Plot
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Los Angeles — Federal authorities arrested four people and said they disrupted a planned series of improvised explosive device attacks scheduled for New Year's Eve in Los Angeles. AG Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel said the suspects belonged to a radical offshoot called the Turtle Island Liberation Front and had discussed targeting five locations, two companies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A fifth person was arrested in Louisiana. Court filings charge conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device and include photos of a desert campsite with alleged bomb-making materials. Based on 11 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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- 1. Investigators identified suspected bomb-making activity at a Lucerne Valley campsite prior to arrests.
- 2. Four people were arrested in Lucerne Valley last week and evidence allegedly seized.
- 3. A fifth suspect was arrested in Louisiana (New Orleans/New Iberia) and described as a separate threat.
- 4. On Dec. 15 DOJ and FBI officials publicly announced the disruption of the plot and arrests.
- 5. Court filings charged suspects with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device; prosecutions are pending.
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