The FBI foiled an alleged plot to attack Sunday’s UFC fight at the White House, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. On June 10, the FBI and law enforcement partners became aware of a potential threat to the UFC America 250 event in Washington, D.C. involving individuals outside of the National Capital Region.

Thanks to the rapid action of the FBI, partners, and the Department of Justice in a multi-state operation, multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped. The FBI director shared a story from Fox News, which reported that a group allegedly planned to use drones with explosives to hit buildings near the fight and target the crowds as they fled with a sniper team.

Investigation and Response

A senior law enforcement official told NBC News that the plot was “quite serious.” Vice President JD Vance said in an interview on “Fox and Friends” that he believed the FBI was informing the public “because the scale of the planned attack is so significant,” adding that he had only just heard about the foiled plot that morning.

President Donald Trump said, “I haven’t heard about it” when asked at the Group of Seven summit in France about the alleged plot. The Secret Service’s Director Sean Curran stated that his agency “worked closely with the FBI throughout this investigation.”

There was an enormous visible law enforcement presence in and around the White House complex over the weekend. Law enforcement officials blocked off roads, used fencing to control crowds, and deployed hundreds of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers to the crowd of thousands of people who were at or near the White House.

Original reporting: NBC6 Miami — read the source article.