Published: October 31, 2025 / 08:48 AM CDT

Updated: October 31, 2025 / 08:49 AM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities in Michigan have thwarted a planned violent attack, apprehending several individuals on Friday morning. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the news via social media, revealing the operation had successfully disrupted the plot intended for the Halloween weekend.

While Director Patel withheld specific details regarding the arrests, he assured the public that additional information would be forthcoming.

Meanwhile, the Dearborn Police Department confirmed in a social media statement that the FBI had carried out operations within the city. They emphasized to residents that there is no ongoing threat to the community’s safety.

Separately, in May, the FBI said it arrested a man who had spent months planning an attack against a U.S. Army site in suburban Detroit on behalf of the Islamic State group. The man, Ammar Said, didn’t know that his supposed allies in the alleged plot were undercover FBI employees.

Said remains in custody, charged with attempting to provide support to a terrorist organization. The criminal complaint was replaced in September with a criminal “information” document, signaling that a guilty plea is likely.