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FBI disrupts plot targeting UFC event at White House with explosive drones
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Posted on 06/16/2026 4:15:46 AM PDT by janetjanet998

The FBI disrupted an alleged plot targeting the "UFC Freedom 250" fight at the White House, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.

Five people were arrested and were in custody as of Tuesday morning, according to sources


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 202606; drones; freedom250; signal; snipers; terrorism; ufc; whitehouse

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1 posted on 06/16/2026 4:15:46 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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It will be very interesting to see whether those involved are connected to a foreign government, or home grown Trump haters.


2 posted on 06/16/2026 4:19:36 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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It will be very interesting to see whether those involved are connected to a foreign government, or home grown Trump haters.


3 posted on 06/16/2026 4:20:09 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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“It will be very interesting to see whether those involved are connected to a foreign government, or home grown Trump haters.”

... or our own government ...


4 posted on 06/16/2026 4:21:44 AM PDT by KingLudd
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I can only think of one group with the motivation.

And that whole “foreign or domestic” thing also comes to mind.


5 posted on 06/16/2026 4:22:09 AM PDT by Celerity
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This apparently was a very well planned attack that was to use explosive-laden drones to hit buildings near the event, force a mass evacuation and steer crowds toward a pre-staged sniper team. Then there was a second stage to storm the White House.

The plot was similar to a Hollywood movie. The whole problem was operational security where the idiots used an app called Signal to discuss their plans. What they failed to realize is that any and all digital communications are subject to monitoring, no matter how well the idiots think their conversations are encrypted.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-disrupts-alleged-explosive-drone-plot-targeting-white-house-ufc-event-officials-say


6 posted on 06/16/2026 4:25:48 AM PDT by redfreedom (The Forth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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Fox News clip
The FBI says it thwarted a drone attack targeting Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn
https://rumble.com/v7bdb6g-the-fbi-says-it-thwarted-a-drone-attack-targeting-sundays-ufc-freedom-250-e.html


7 posted on 06/16/2026 4:27:52 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Please don’t use google products, especially YouTube )
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...explosive drones...

Is there any other kind?

8 posted on 06/16/2026 4:28:09 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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SO easy to do, too.

“package” delivery drones have been available for consumer sale for years now.

I have a neighbor who owns one with a range well out of line of sight (an FAA requirement) who flies over my property twice a day as he makes his “rounds.” It’s got thermal/NV as well as a release hook. His cost upwards of $6,000 but there are cheaper ones out there.

I’m surprised these haven’t been used for such an attack already.

Makes me want one of those carbine-style EMP guns I’ve seen in the police and military journals.


9 posted on 06/16/2026 4:32:51 AM PDT by normbal (normbal. Non-native Tennessean.)
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We have a plant here that has one of those $10k drones. It was called out this weekend looking for a gunshot victim off the Appalachian Trail.


10 posted on 06/16/2026 4:40:05 AM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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FBI arrests 5 people in connection with drone attack plot against White House UFC Freedom 250 event

https://nypost.com/2026/06/16/us-news/fbi-arrests-5-people-in-connection-with-drone-attack-plot-against-white-house-ufc-freedom-250-event/


11 posted on 06/16/2026 4:40:22 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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Ya... my DJI isn’t explosive...


12 posted on 06/16/2026 4:43:58 AM PDT by sit-rep (START DEMANDING INDICTMENTS NOW!!!!!)
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To: redfreedom

That would have been a most horrible outcome. This sounds like a plan much beyond your typical TDSr or Tran-tifa.
This sounds like a plan from Iran.


13 posted on 06/16/2026 4:47:06 AM PDT by lee martell
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Good time for an upgrade.


14 posted on 06/16/2026 4:48:52 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: normbal

A local Amazon facility is now using drones for deliveries. We see them constantly flying over our ball fields


15 posted on 06/16/2026 4:49:34 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (She's got freckles on her butt she is nice.)
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“The FBI thwarted an explosive drone attack against Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn and have already taken five suspects into custody, it was revealed Tuesday.

The multi-phase terror attack allegedly involved using explosive-laden drone aircraft to strike buildings in the vicinity of the event, sparking mass panic and driving the fleeing crowd toward a sniper team poised to pick them off, officials told Fox News Digital.

A “second wave” of attackers then allegedly planned to storm the White House gate, officials said.”

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Upon investigating a suspect’s iPhone, authorities found at least 23 users of encrypted chat app Signal involved in discussing parameters of what could have been a devastating terror attack in the heart of the nation’s capital.

A suspect told investigators the goal of the attack was to target “capitalist elites,” “billionaires” and politicians who received money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), according to the outlet.”

https://nypost.com/2026/06/16/us-news/fbi-arrests-5-people-in-connection-with-drone-attack-plot-against-white-house-ufc-freedom-250-event/


16 posted on 06/16/2026 4:51:39 AM PDT by CFW
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It wasn’t just Trump they were after. It’s reported they were going lead people to a kill zone with snipers at the ready. They wanted to kill “capitalist elites”, politicians who supported Israel. Diabolical.


17 posted on 06/16/2026 4:59:21 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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As the world is told of deal with Iran, this sneaks under the radar.


18 posted on 06/16/2026 5:01:22 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: neverevergiveup

I’ll put my money on well funded, domestic leftist filth.


19 posted on 06/16/2026 5:07:23 AM PDT by Rocco DiPippo (Either the Deep State destroys America or we destroy the Deep State. -Donald Trump)
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Bookmark


20 posted on 06/16/2026 5:09:39 AM PDT by DocRock
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