By Michael Kosnar, Tom Winter, Jonathan Dienst, Kelly O'Donnell, Patrick Smith and Shaquille Brewster The FBI arrested several suspects on Friday who were allegedly plotting a terrorist attack in Michigan over the Halloween weekend, 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,” Patel wrote in a statement on X.
Federal agents took five people from Dearborn and Inkster, Michigan, into custody for an alleged plot to conduct an attack in the U.S. that has a connection to ISIS extremism, according to three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation.
The five are naturalized citizens from a Middle Eastern country who had access to firearms and firearm training, two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation say.
Three senior law enforcement officials say that no specific targets have been identified so far in the course of the investigation, which remains ongoing.
The officials said the group had discussed carrying out some sort of terror attack around Halloween — or what they allegedly referred to as “pumpkin day.” The officials said that was why the FBI made the arrests Friday, even though it was not immediately clear if the suspects had decided on a set time to try to move forward with any attack.
Ayob Nasser, a 20-year-old Dearborn, Michigan resident from the home that was raided by the FBI yesterday —where four suspected individuals were detained as part of a foiled ISIS-inspired Islamic terror plot targeting Americans on Halloween weekend—is a Fortnite creator and defendant in a recent Epic Games @EpicGames federal lawsuit. In the lawsuit, Nasser is accused of generating nearly 20,000 bot accounts to inflate custom map popularity and earnings in the Island Creator program. The lawsuit was filed on October 7, 2025, 3 weeks ago.
Local news in Dearborn, Michigan, has not disclosed the names of the suspects from the FBI raid, and neither has the FBI. However, an attorney present at the Horger Street home during the operation—identified as Hussein S. Bazzi—told the Times Union he represents individuals involved in the investigation.
Further investigation into public records by @LoomerUnleashed reveals that 20-year-old Ayob Nasser, a defendant in Epic Games’ federal lawsuit filed on October 7, 2025, resides at the same Dearborn, Michigan, address that was raided by the @FBI on October 31.
Court records and public filings confirm that Hussein S. Bazzi is the attorney representing defendant Ayob Nasser in Epic Games’ federal lawsuit, and he was present during the FBI raid.
Hussein S. Bazzi is an attorney at the Hall Makled law firm in Dearborn, Michigan. The firm’s website states that Bazzi specializes in criminal law, civil litigation, personal injury, business litigation, and civil rights.
It’s also worth noting that the law firm’s TikTok account offers pro bono legal representation to all students protesting in support of “Palestine” and against Israel.
This is a developing investigation, with updates to follow as more information becomes available.
If you think a guy who made 20,000 bot accounts just to make money off apps... but actors aren't using bots to push political viewpoints and make them see more popular than they are...
The FBI arrested several suspects on Friday who were allegedly plotting a terrorist attack in Michigan over the Halloween weekend, 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,” Patel wrote in a statement on X.
Federal agents took five people from Dearborn and Inkster, Michigan, into custody for an alleged plot to conduct an attack in the U.S. that has a connection to ISIS extremism, according to three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation.
The five are naturalized citizens from a Middle Eastern country who had access to firearms and firearm training, two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation say.
Three senior law enforcement officials say that no specific targets have been identified so far in the course of the investigation, which remains ongoing.
The officials said the group had discussed carrying out some sort of terror attack around Halloween — or what they allegedly referred to as “pumpkin day.” The officials said that was why the FBI made the arrests Friday, even though it was not immediately clear if the suspects had decided on a set time to try to move forward with any attack.
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