Horror ISIS-inspired terror attack on New Year’s Eve thwarted | World | News
A horrifying ISIS-inspired terrorist attack on New Year’s Eve was thwarted by the FBI and its law enforcement partners. FBI charlotte says the potential terrorist attack would have taken place in North Carolina.
In a post on X, FBI Charlotte wrote: “#BREAKING The #FBI and our law enforcement partners thwarted a potential terrorist attack on New Year’s Eve in North Carolina. The subject was directly inspired to act by ISIS.” U.S. authorities have now confirmed that an 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack in support of the Islamic State, U.S. authorities have confirmed.
Prosecutors say the planned target was either a grocery store or a fast-food restaurant. His arrest came after he communicated with an undercover FBI agent.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI are jointly handling the case, and the investigation remains ongoing.
This comes after another horror and credible terror threat was foiled by the FBI, with four people arrested and accused of planning coordinated New Year’s Eve bombings in Los Angeles.
Members of a radical offshoot of the Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF), an anti-colonial activist group, were allegedly planning attacks using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at five different locations, the FBI told Fox News Digital.
All four were arrested in Lucerne Valley, California, where they were believed to be testing the IEDs, and have since been charged with conspiracy and possession of a destructive device.
A fifth person also believed to be a part of the group was arrested on Monday in New Orleans for allegedly planning a separate attack, the FBI said.
A TILF Instagram account said its founding chapter is in Los Angeles, and its goal is to free “Turtle Island,” an Indigenous name used to refer to North America, from the “illegal American empire”.
Celebrations on New Year’s Eve were scrapped in cities around the world as local authorities feared terror threats in cities from Sydney to Paris. Thousands of people looking to celebrate the start of 2026 had their plans thwarted as reports of planned attacks have caused parties, fireworks and live events to be cancelled.
