{"id":3202,"date":"2026-06-16T15:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3202"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:05:19","slug":"fbi-thwarted-alleged-terror-plot-against-ufc-freedom-250-event-kash-patel-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3202","title":{"rendered":"FBI thwarted alleged terror plot against UFC Freedom 250 event, Kash Patel says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>(NewsNation) \u2014 The United States prevented an alleged explosive-drone plot threatening the UFC Freedom 250 event in Washington, D.C., FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3200\">Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio should abolish the death penalty, saying it is not a deterrent<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Signal chats revealed 23 people \u201cdiscussing pre-operational activity,\u201d according to a Fox News report, which Patel shared.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple people are in custody after the attacks were \u201cstopped cold\u201d as a result of a multistate operation, Patel said.<\/p>\n<p>The historic UFC fight was held on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14, but Patel said the FBI became aware of the threat on June 10.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3198\">Suspect at large after robbery at PNC Bank in Raleigh, police say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the result represented the best of investigative work, it was also nothing out of the ordinary for this law enforcement team,\u201d Patel wrote on X. \u201cWe are built to detect, respond to, and bring to justice those who threaten the lives of American citizens \u2014 particularly during large gatherings like the historic UFC 250 fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service worked with the FBI on the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur most important responsibility is safeguarding the President and every person under Secret Service protection,\u201d Secret Service Director Sean Curran said in a statement. \u201cEqually important to our protective mission is ensuring accountability through the justice system. To that end, our formal comments regarding the specifics of this case will be made through court filings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3192\">Authorities say at least 9 dead, 25 hurt after a train and bus collide in Zimbabwe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The historic UFC fight was June 14, but Patel said the FBI became aware of the threat on June 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FBI thwarted alleged terror plot against UFC Freedom 250 event, Kash Patel says - Raleigh Moving News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3202\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FBI thwarted alleged terror plot against UFC Freedom 250 event, Kash Patel says - 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