FBI director says bureau foiled four terrorist attacks
· Toronto Sun
FBI Director Kash Patel said during his testimony at a Senate hearing on Wednesday that the federal agency foiled four terrorist attacks on U.S. soil late last year.
Appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats on Capitol Hill, Patel said attacks were thwarted in California, Texas, North Carolina and Pennsylvania in December, Fox News reported.
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Three of them were inspired by ISIS, Patel added.
“We were able to detect these individuals, both online and in person, using our covert platforms,” Patel reportedly said. “And we shuttered a bombing campaign in Southern California and two mass casualty events for New Year’s Eve.”
One of the foiled attacks he was referring to was one the FBI had previously said was planned in North Carolina.
Back on Jan. 2, the FBI said Christian Sturdivant , 18, of Mint Hill, N.C., had allegedly planned to use knives and hammers to carry out attacks in support of ISIS on a grocery store and fast-food restaurant on Dec. 31.
Sturdivant was charged with attempted material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
Authorities had already been monitoring Sturdivant since 2022, but an undercover FBI agent who had been communicating with Sturdivant was informed of his alleged plan in early December.
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Patel’s testimony was his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since video surfaced last month showing him partying with members of the U.S. men’s hockey team after their gold medal win at the Winter Olympics.
Also appearing at the annual Senate hearing Wednesday were the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe.
The Iran war was the focus of this year’s hearing with Tulsi faced intense questioning from senators regarding the intelligence she had offered U.S. President Donald Trump about the war that sparked renewed conflict in the Middle East.
— with files from The Associated Press