FBI stops possible Halloween terror plot in Michigan, Director Kash Patel says
TOI GLOBAL DESK | TOI GLOBAL | Oct 31, 2025, 22:33 IST
The FBI says it foiled a potential Halloween terror attack in Michigan, arresting multiple suspects linked to the alleged plot. Director Kash Patel announced the operation on X, with details expected soon. The case follows other extremist threats in Michigan, including a 2025 plot to attack a military base. Authorities warn rising political violence nationwide has increased security concerns ahead of upcoming elections.
The FBI says it stopped a possible terrorist attack planned for Halloween weekend, arresting several people in Michigan connected to the alleged plot.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) Friday morning, FBI Director Kash Patel said, “This morning the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a violent attack over Halloween weekend.”
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Patel didn’t share more details but said more information would be released soon. His post marks another major case of political or extremist violence that the agency says it has prevented in recent years.
This isn’t the first time Michigan has been the center of such threats. Earlier this year in May 2025, FBI agents arrested Ammar Abdulmajid Mohamed Said, a 19 year old former member of the Michigan Army National Guard.
According to a press release from the FBI, Ammar Abdulmajid Mohamed Said had been planning to attack the U.S. Army’s Detroit Arsenal also known as the Tank Automotive & Armaments Command facility. Officials said he shared his plans with undercover agents who were posing as ISIS sympathizers.
“On May 13 the scheduled day of the attack Said was arrested after he traveled to an area near the base and launched his drone in support of the attack plan” FBI wrote in a report.
Ammar Abdulmajid Mohamed Said now faces charges including attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and distributing information about destructive devices.
The state also made headlines in 2020 when a group of men plotted to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her COVID-19 restrictions. The FBI stopped that plot before it happened and arrested 13 people. Eleven of them were later convicted.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said during one of the trials that, “They had no real plan for what to do with the governor if they actually seized her. Paradoxically, this made them more dangerous, not less.”
The alleged Michigan plot comes at a time when political and extremist violence appears to be rising nationwide. In September, Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a known supporter of Donald Trump, was shot and killed during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.
Just a few months earlier, Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot to death at their home near Minneapolis in what police called an act of targeted political violence.
In April, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were forced to flee the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg after a man broke in and started a fire during Passover.
Even former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt last year during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was shot in the ear.
The latest incident in Michigan highlights how serious the FBI’s counter terrorism work has become. With social tensions rising and elections approaching, security agencies are on alert for possible threats during public events and holidays.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) Friday morning, FBI Director Kash Patel said, “This morning the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a violent attack over Halloween weekend.”
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) Friday morning, FBI Director Kash Patel said
Patel didn’t share more details but said more information would be released soon. His post marks another major case of political or extremist violence that the agency says it has prevented in recent years.
This isn’t the first time Michigan has been the center of such threats. Earlier this year in May 2025, FBI agents arrested Ammar Abdulmajid Mohamed Said, a 19 year old former member of the Michigan Army National Guard.
According to a press release from the FBI, Ammar Abdulmajid Mohamed Said had been planning to attack the U.S. Army’s Detroit Arsenal also known as the Tank Automotive & Armaments Command facility. Officials said he shared his plans with undercover agents who were posing as ISIS sympathizers.
“On May 13 the scheduled day of the attack Said was arrested after he traveled to an area near the base and launched his drone in support of the attack plan” FBI wrote in a report.
Ammar Abdulmajid Mohamed Said now faces charges including attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and distributing information about destructive devices.
The state also made headlines in 2020 when a group of men plotted to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her COVID-19 restrictions. The FBI stopped that plot before it happened and arrested 13 people. Eleven of them were later convicted.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said during one of the trials that, “They had no real plan for what to do with the governor if they actually seized her. Paradoxically, this made them more dangerous, not less.”
The alleged Michigan plot comes at a time when political and extremist violence appears to be rising nationwide. In September, Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a known supporter of Donald Trump, was shot and killed during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.
Just a few months earlier, Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot to death at their home near Minneapolis in what police called an act of targeted political violence.
In April, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were forced to flee the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg after a man broke in and started a fire during Passover.
Even former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt last year during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was shot in the ear.
The latest incident in Michigan highlights how serious the FBI’s counter terrorism work has become. With social tensions rising and elections approaching, security agencies are on alert for possible threats during public events and holidays.