00:00The FBI says they busted a planned explosive drone attack at the White House.
00:04The would-be terrorists were allegedly targeting Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn.
00:10Five suspects are in custody, but the feds think the whole plot could include up to a dozen people.
00:15Here's how the FBI says everything was set to unfold in this multi-phase terror attack.
00:21Explosive-laden drones were allegedly going to be used to strike buildings in the vicinity of the
00:25event. The fiery explosions would then spark mass panic and drive the fleeing crowd toward a sniper
00:31team poised to pick victims off. Authorities believe a second wave of attackers would then
00:37activate to storm the White House gate. It sounds wild. It sounds terrifying. It sounds deadly.
00:43But luckily, none of these plans were put in motion after 19-year-old Tyson Proper was arrested on June
00:4810th in Ohio. His mother tipped off authorities about concerns over her son's, quote, recent conduct,
00:54including firearms purchases and communicating with certain individuals online. Additional arrests
01:00took place in California, Nebraska, and Missouri. An affidavit in the case said that the suspect's
01:05alleged motivations included, quote, government corruption, the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein
01:10files, data centers taking up all the water in communities, and other government actions.
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