Here’s what we know and don’t know about a possible reduced-risk attack in Michigan

A cryptic reference to “Pumpkin Day.” Online discussion about inspired attacks. Shooting range go to high speed reloading with AK-47S.

A potential terrorist attack over the Halloween weekend was thwarted by the FBI, according to agency director Kash Patel’s communications.

Details of the alleged plot are scarce but two law enforcement sources with knowledge of the case told CNN about the “pumpkin day” reference, the shooting operation and the shooting operation.

Here’s what we know and don’t know about potential panic attacks:

Two arrests, and others were questioned

Two people were arrested, and three others were being questioned, according to two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the case. Their AGS ranges from 16 to 20s.

Patel wrote in X The FBI “Delayed a possible terrorist attack and arrested several subjects in Michigan suspected of planning violent attacks on Halloween weekend.”

“The FBI came out of the Detroit field office late last night, targeting people, executing subpoenas for law enforcement,” a technology analyst said Friday.

How to find a conspiracy to blame

A dynamic inspired structure is taking place in online forums, according to two law enforcement officials.

An FBI agent was brought into the interview room in the early stages of the interview, officials added.

“All of this is related to the investigation that began months ago with people who were communicating online here in the United States … but also to talk about conversations with law enforcement officers who died.

The participants discussed that they were doing it for a conspiracy inspired by the movement in the US – “although what that structure was, where that decision was going to be, what was proposed, was not clear as they were discussing various options in terms of time,” said Miller.

It is not yet clear if the two people were arrested and if charges have been filed.

Miller said the FBI moved this week that a group of people “went to a number of shootings with Ak-47s, and in the interviews it was stretched again, and in the interviews it was built on Halloween.”

The people arrested had discussed with their contacts whether they were ready to carry out the attack, several law enforcement officials read in the investigation. Others said they needed more time and training, but a younger member of the group said it was time to act, including two officers.

There was also simultaneous discussion about taking a day trip to New York City to see the sights, including a visit to Rockefeller Center and a look at the Statue of Liberty, officials said. There was no talk of a rerun of the attack, but the conversation caught the attention of the FBI and NYPD as the investigation continued.

‘There is no current threat to public safety’

The FBI’s Detroit Field Office confirmed that “the FBI in Michigan was present in Inkster’s cities … to conduct law enforcement operations,” said agency spokesman Jordan Hall.

“There is no current threat to public safety.”

The Khubeleni Police Department said “it was made known that the FBI conducted operations in the town of Mduna.”

“We want to assure our citizens that there is no suspicion in the community at this time,” the police department said.

In the city of Inkster, the FBI is conducting “law enforcement operations at the last facility on Michigan Avenue,” Police Chief Tamika L. Jenkins said.

He said local FBI agents confirmed there was no threat to residents. But to assuage any concerns, Inkster police “will have additional personnel deployed in the evening to ensure the safety and well-being of all residents,” the police chief said.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer thanked the FBI and Michigan State Police.

“I was exposed by director Patel to the hidden terrorist attacks in the state,” as information continues to grow, I am grateful for the swift action of the FBI and MSP to protect Michiganders. “

CNN’s Hannah Rabinowitz, Nicki Brown and Ray Sanchez contributed to this report.

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