Five Arrested in Michigan Halloween Terror Plot

FBI Director Kash Patel announced on X that the bureau thwarted a potential terrorist attack planned for the Halloween weekend in Michigan and that five suspects were arrested. Law-enforcement sources and local reporting say the five individuals, aged 16 to 20, were taken into custody in Dearborn and Inkster after agents monitored online discussions and described the group as ISIS-inspired or having a nexus to foreign extremism. Officials say members trained with automatic weapons, including an AK-47, referenced 'Pumpkin Day' in chats, and were under surveillance before early-morning raids. FBI teams searched multiple homes in Dearborn neighborhoods — Middlepointe, Moross, Ford and Shaefer — and collected evidence, and neighbors said they were shocked by the activity. Authorities emphasized there is no current threat to public safety, said more details will follow, and some reporting noted a possible connection to a former Michigan National Guard member previously arrested in an IS-inspired case.