"A plan to attack several Los Angeles-area businesses on New Year's Eve was detailed, dangerous and already in motion, authorities said. But as four people allegedly tied to an anti-government group gathered last week in the Mojave Desert to make and test several test bombs, FBI officials foiled the terror plot. "They had everything they needed to make an operational bomb at that location," First Assistant U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli said at a news conference Monday morning. "We disrupted this terror plot before buildings were demolished or innocent people were killed.""
"The four people were arrested on suspicion of plotting an attack that Essayli called "organized, sophisticated and extremely violent." They were all tied to a radical faction of the Turtle Island Liberation Front called Order of the Black Lotus, which FBI Assistant Director in Charge Akil Davis called "a violent homegrown anti-government group." Officials wouldn't say what buildings or businesses were planned to be targeted but Essayli said they were different "logistics centers" similar to ones that Amazon might have."
Four people were arrested in Southern California after plotting coordinated bombings on New Year's Eve. The plot involved making and testing bombs in the Mojave Desert and was characterized as organized, sophisticated and extremely violent. The suspects belonged to a radical faction called Order of the Black Lotus within the Turtle Island Liberation Front. Targets were described as logistics centers similar to those used by Amazon. FBI and prosecutors disrupted the plot before any buildings were destroyed or people were harmed and said they believe all involved have been arrested. The suspects were charged with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device.
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