<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Multiple people who had been allegedly plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend were arrested on Friday in Michigan, USA FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The law enforcement effort was focused on suburban Detroit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Patel said more information would be released later.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/broadbeach-gold-coast-teen-dies-after-electric-dirt-bike-crash/a42043f3-c448-4e95-8576-f31925b7f728"><strong><span>Teen dies after electric dirt bike crash on the Gold Coast</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigators believe the plot was inspired by Islamic State extremism and are investigating whether those in custody were potentially radicalised online, according to two people briefed on the investigation who could not publicly discuss details. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>FBI and state police vehicles were in a neighborhood near Fordson High School in Dearborn.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>People wearing shirts marked FBI walked in and out of a house, including one person who collected paper bags and other items from an evidence truck.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/usa-fbi-multiple-people-arrested-in-michigan-in-a-halloween-weekend-attack-plot/84075d22-e51b-4bda-b8e7-98e3d8f36ceb" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police in Inkster, another suburb, said FBI personnel were at a storage facility there.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“There is no current threat to public safety,” said Jordan Hall, an FBI spokesperson in Detroit, who declined further comment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The investigation involved discussion in an online chatroom involving at least some of the suspects who were taken into custody, people familiar with the investigation told AP.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The group had discussed carrying out an attack around Halloween, referring to “pumpkin day,” according to one of the people.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The other person briefed on the investigation confirmed that there had been a “pumpkin” reference.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/oasis-concert-melbourne-flares-thrown-marvel-stadium/c2fc30bc-df3b-4c52-a75f-226bb1343069"><strong><span>'Morons': Flares thrown into crowd at first Oasis gig in Melbourne</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It wasn’t immediately clear if the group had the means to carry out an attack, but the reference to Halloween prompted the FBI to make arrests on Friday, one of the people said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said on X that she was briefed by Patel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She said she was grateful for “swift action” but offered no details.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents in the Dearborn neighbourhood watched as investigators worked at the house.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“It’s really scary because we have a lot of relatives around this neighborhood,” said Fatima Saleh, who was next door.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Separately, in May, the FBI said it arrested a man who had spent months planning an attack against a US Army site in suburban Detroit on behalf of the Islamic State group.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man, Ammar Said, didn’t know that his supposed allies in the alleged plot were undercover FBI employees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Said remains in custody, charged with attempting to provide support to a terrorist organisation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The criminal complaint was replaced in September with a criminal “information” document, signaling that a plea agreement could be possible in the months ahead.</span></div></div>