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FBI Says New Year’s Eve Bomb Plot in Southern California Thwarted After Five Arrests

Officials describe a self-styled Turtle Island Liberation Front cell that tested homemade explosives in the Mojave Desert.

Overview

  • U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the disruption of planned attacks in Los Angeles, with additional targets reported in Orange County.
  • Four suspects were arrested in Lucerne Valley during alleged IED testing, and a fifth was taken into custody in New Orleans.
  • Authorities say the group intended to detonate homemade devices at five locations in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve.
  • Officials report the suspects also discussed attacking ICE personnel and vehicles.
  • Prosecutors are pursuing conspiracy and explosives possession charges as the FBI continues work to confirm targets and motives.