Washington, USA – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Monday that it had successfully thwarted a major terrorist plot targeting Orange
and Los Angeles counties in the US state of California, coinciding with New Year’s celebrations.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that the plan was to carry out a series of bomb attacks at multiple locations.
Bondi explained in a statement that the plot was “massive and horrific,”
and that the group responsible for it was “Turtle Island Liberation Front.”
It is a group described as “far left”.
The minister added that the group’s objectives were not limited to public sites,
It also included targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and their vehicles.
As a result of this frustration, four people were charged with conspiracy
and possession of an unregistered explosive device.
This is according to reports from American media outlets.
In addition, reports indicated the arrest of a fifth person with ties to the group in New Orleans.
The thwarting of this plot comes at a time of increasing global security threats.
Bondi Beach in Australia recently witnessed an armed attack.
Australian authorities described it as a “terrorist and anti-Semitic” act.
Australian police have announced that a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son
They are responsible for the mass shooting incident.
Which resulted in the death of 15 people on the popular beach during a Hanukkah celebration.
