By Eric Tucker Associated Press
June 16, 2026 - 6:59 am
WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials disrupted “planned attacks” meant to people the UFC cage-fighting amusement staged astatine the White House this past play for President Donald Trump’s birthday, and aggregate radical were successful custody, FBI Director Kash Patel said connected Tuesday.
The quality of the imaginable menace was not instantly disclosed, with further details expected to beryllium released erstwhile charges are unsealed aboriginal Tuesday.
Five radical were arrested from states including Ohio, Missouri and California, said a instrumentality enforcement authoritative acquainted with the matter. The authoritative spoke to The Associated Press connected the information of anonymity to sermon accusation that was not yet public.
The FBI learned astir the imaginable menace connected June 10, 4 days earlier the mixed martial arts extravaganza connected the White House’s South Lawn, “and acknowledgment to the accelerated enactment of the FBI, our partners, and the Department of Justice successful a multi-state operation, aggregate individuals are present successful custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold,” Patel said successful a station connected X connected Tuesday morning.
The Secret Service “worked astir the timepiece to place those liable and clasp them accountable,” Director Sean Curran said successful a abstracted statement.
Trump, who celebrated his 80th day astatine the UFC lawsuit connected Sunday, sought to necktie the fights to larger celebrations of the 250th day of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Speaking to reporters Tuesday successful Évian-les-Bains, France, wherever helium was
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