FBI disrupts alleged plot targeting White House UFC event, officials say
The FBI disrupted an alleged attempt to target the UFC America 250 event in Washington, D.C., FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday.

The FBI and partners disrupted an alleged plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event in Washington, D.C., with five people now in custody across multiple states.
The FBI disrupted an alleged attempt to target the UFC America 250 event in Washington, D.C., FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday.
The FBI foiled an alleged plot to attack the UFC fight at the White House, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X. NBC News' Ryan Reilly reports on what we know about the alleged plot and how drones were planned to be used.
'Forcing a mass evacuation and then steering crowds – get this – toward a pre-staged sniper team'
Details of potential threat were not immediately disclosed, after event was held on Donald Trump’s 80th birthdaySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailLaw enforcement officials disrupted “planned attacks” meant to target the UFC cage fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend, and multiple people were in custody, said Kash Patel,…
FBI Director Kash Patel claimed on Tuesday that his agency, in partnership with other law enforcement partners, foiled an apparent “explosive-drone plot targeting the White House” Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on Sunday.“On June 10, FBI and our law enforcement partners became aware of a potential threat to the UFC America 250 event in…
Federal authorities say they stopped a potential attack on Sunday’s “UFC Freedom 250” event held on the White House lawn on President Trump’s birthday, identifying a wide network of individuals involved. FBI Director Kash Patel wrote Tuesday on social media that his bureau, along with law enforcement partners in multiple states, collaborated to halt the…
FBI director Kash Patel said that the agency and law enforcement arrested “multiple individuals” planning an attack on the UFC America 250 Event at the White House on Sunday evening.
The FBI thwarted an alleged plot to use drones and sniper teams to harm attendees at Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 celebration at the White House, according to federal officials.
The FBI thwarted a plot involving explosive-carrying drones and snipers targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House Sunday night, FBI Director Kash Patel said. Patel revealed on Tuesday that the FBI first became aware of the plot on June 10 before arresting five suspects in the lead-up to the UFC event. Officials ...