Authorities arrest two additional people in connection with what they describe as a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump’s UFC cage-fighting event at the White House earlier this month. Reporting across outlets says the arrests involve suspects in Missouri and Washington state. One source specifies that the alleged plot is tied to a threat first brought to authorities’ attention on June 10, several days before the scheduled mixed martial arts event. Another outlet notes that investigators say the group members held fringe conspiracy beliefs and hoped an attack would destabilize the U.S. government. The Independent and other summaries describe the arrests as part of an ongoing investigation. One report also states the suspects face murder-conspiracy charges. The outlets agree on the broad outline of the case: an alleged planned attack connected to Trump’s White House UFC show, the geographic locations of the two arrests, and the fact that authorities are expanding their probe as more people are taken into custody.
Two more suspects arrested in alleged plot targeting Trump’s White House UFC event
Authorities arrest two additional people in connection with what they describe as a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump’s UFC cage-fighting event at the White House earlier this month. Rep...
- Authorities say two more suspects were arrested in connection with a planned attack targeting Trump’s White House UFC event.
- The arrests are reported in Missouri and Washington state.
- Authorities say they first became aware of the alleged threat on June 10, before the UFC event.
- One report says the suspects face murder-conspiracy charges.
- Officials describe alleged motives as tied to fringe conspiracy theories and destabilizing the U.S. government.
Two suspects from Missouri and Washington have been arrested for allegedly plotting to attack a UFC event at the White House. Falkner and Rincker face murder conspiracy charges. Authorities first became aware of the potential threat on June 10, four days before the mixed martial arts event.
9 hours agoGroup members harboured fringe conspiracy theories and hoped the attack would destabilize U.S. government, officials say
9 hours agoTwo more people in Missouri and Washington state have been arrested in connection with what authorities say was a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump's UFC cage-fighting show at the White House earlier this month.
11 hours agoAuthorities have arrested two more people in Missouri and Washington state in connection with a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump’s UFC event at the White House earlier this month
11 hours agoTwo more people in Missouri and Washington state have been arrested in connection with what authorities say was a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump's UFC cage-fighting show at the White House earlier this month.
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