Archive · 16 Dec 2025
FBI arrests four in New Year's Eve bombing plot
The FBI stopped a scary plan to bomb places in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve.
They caught four people who were part of a group that supports Palestine and doesn't like the government or police.
These people were planning to use bombs at five different places.
The FBI found out about their plan and arrested them before anything bad could happen.
The group is called Turtle Island Liberation Front, and the people caught might go to jail for a long time.
The FBI also found out that the group was making bombs in the desert and had materials like pipes and chemicals.
The group's leader even kept a notebook with her plans, which she called her 'terrorist diary'.
FBI arrested four individuals connected to a radical offshoot of the Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF).
The group was planning coordinated IED bombing attacks on New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles.
The targets included five separate locations across Los Angeles, including potential attacks on ICE agents and vehicles.
The suspects were arrested in Lucerne Valley, California, and were preparing to test improvised explosive devices.
Each of the arrested individuals faces charges including conspiracy and possession of a destructive device.
- Who
- Four individuals allegedly connected to a radical offshoot of the Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF)
- What
- Planned coordinated IED bombing attacks on New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles
- When
- Arrests made over the weekend, planned attacks set for New Year's Eve
- Where
- Arrests in Lucerne Valley, California; planned attacks in Los Angeles
- Why
- Motivated by pro-Palestinian, anti-law-enforcement, and anti-government ideology
- Arrested Individuals
- 4
- Location of Arrests
- Lucerne Valley, California
- Planned Attack Date
- New Year's Eve
- Target Locations
- Five separate locations in Los Angeles
- Group Involved
- Radical offshoot of Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF)
- Charges Faced
- Conspiracy and possession of a destructive device
- Operation Name
- Operation Midnight Sun
- Bomb-Making Materials
- PVC pipes, potassium nitrate, charcoal, sulfur powder, fuses
Sources
FBI arrests four in alleged New Year’s Eve bombing plot in Los Angeles
FBI arrests 4 for plotting New Year’s Eve attacks in US’ California
What is Turtle Island Liberation Front? Pam Bondi says US foiled group's massive terror bombing bid in California
4 Arrested In California For Plotting Bomb Attacks On New Year's Eve
