Foreign Affairs: According to RT, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed on Tuesday that the FBI had successfully thwarted a plot to attack a UFC event attended by US President Donald Trump over the weekend.
The title fight, which was held on the White House grounds as part of the 250th anniversary of the United States and Trump’s 80th birthday, has sparked controversy over the use of a national landmark for a sporting event and prompted an illegal bid to stop the event. It has also reportedly been the target of a large-scale terrorist plot.
According to multiple US media reports citing FBI officials, the agency uncovered the alleged plot last week and has arrested at least five suspects.
The group is accused of planning to use drones loaded with explosives to attack the event, causing panic, and then targeting fleeing spectators with gunfire. Investigators said the suspect also intended to attack the White House grounds and cause trouble on the grounds.
Patel confirmed the report, saying the plot was discovered on June 10 and that the FBI, working with partner agencies, moved quickly to prevent what he described as a planned attack on the historic UFC event being held on the White House grounds.
Translator: Sun Li
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