Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, and FBI Director Kash Patel stand during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP FILE Photo/Alex Brandon)
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The FBI arrested four members of a pro-Palestine group who were allegedly planning coordinated bombings in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve.
Photos of suspects of a terror plot are shown on a screen during a press conference Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
“Over the weekend, the @FBI disrupted a credible, imminent terrorist threat and arrested FOUR individuals connected to the Los Angeles area,” FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X Monday.
Patel said the members of the group were part of a group called the Turtle Island Liberation Front, which is “pro-Palestinian” and “anti-law enforcement.”
He said that they were allegedly planning IED bombing attacks on five different areas all over Los Angeles.
“In the days since, @FBINewOrleans arrested an additional FIFTH individual believed to be linked to this radical TILF subgroup – also allegedly planning a separate violent attack,” Patel wrote.
Essayli said all four suspects are from the Los Angeles area.
“Each is charged with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device in violation of Titled 26 United States Code section 586 1D,” he said. “We intend to file additional charges in the coming weeks as we finish reviewing the evidence,” he said.
He said that the Turtle Island Liberation Front is an anti-government and anti-capitalist group that planned to attack five or more locations across Southern California.
“Carroll’s bomb plot was explicit,” Essayli said during the press conference.
“It included step-by-step instructions to build IEDs or improvised explosive devices, and listed multiple targets across Orange County and Los Angeles.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi also weighed in on the arrests.
“The Turtle Island Liberation Front—a far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government, and anti-capitalist group—was preparing to conduct a series of bombings against multiple targets in California beginning on New Year’s Eve,” she wrote on X.
“The group also planned to target ICE agents and vehicles.”
As violence acts continue to happen across the globe, it was reported that Paris canceled its annual midnight concert scheduled for New Year’s Eve due to spikes in crime.
Many in France go to the concert with massive fireworks, but this year will instead watch a pre-recorded video from home, according to The New York Post.
