The attack was aimed at UFC Freedom 250 event, where the attackers were getting ready to lure event goers into panic and firing at them with snipers.
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The FBI foiled a volatile drone attack which was aimed at Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn; authorities have arrested five suspects.
The terror attack allegedly included using explosive-laden drone aircraft to hit buildings in the area of the event, provoking mass panic and driving the bolting crowd toward a sniper team poised to pick victims off, the officials said.
Besides the five people who were in custody as of Monday, investigators identified 23 individuals as part of what they described as a potential network of plotters, according to a story by Fox News.
FBI investigators became aware of the threat on June 10 and worked with associates to secure probable cause for an arrest in Cincinnati. Tycen Proper, one of the suspects, was taken into custody.
🚨 NOW: Images RELEASED of a MASSIVE terror plot using explosive drones against UFC Freedom 250 and President Trump at the White House
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 16, 2026
The FBI FOILED the attack, which also involved a SNIPER NEST
A 19-year-old's mother SOUNDED THE ALARM to help catch the plot. Wow.
They were… pic.twitter.com/ng4AXteMaj
In California, Bryan Omar Roa and Michael Alan Thomas, were arrested for their alleged roles in the plot. The two men were charged with conspiracy to commit murder and appeared in court Monday in Riverside.
Additional suspects were taken into custody in Missouri and Nebraska. Multiple sources told Fox News the individuals arrested are American citizens and that investigators do not believe there is a foreign nexus.
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