"Prosecutors allege that the group of four, whom investigators identify as members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, or TILF, conspired to build and detonate multiple improvised explosive devices on Dec. 31. The affidavit also alleges that during a Dec. 7 meeting, Carroll and Page discussed plans for future attacks after New Year's Eve, including targeting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and vehicles in January or February."
"In late November, a confidential source provided the FBI with an eight-page handwritten document titled, "Operation Midnight Sun." The document outlined a plan to plant backpacks containing "complex pipe bombs" at five locations associated with two unnamed U.S. companies, with the devices intended to detonate simultaneously. Operation Midnight Sun allegedly included detailed instructions for constructing pipe bombs, producing black powder and avoiding detection, according to the affidavit."
Four people — Audrey Illeene Carroll, Zachary Aaron Page, Dante Gaffield and Tina Lai — were arrested near Lucerne Valley in San Bernardino County while allegedly constructing test bombs in the Mojave Desert. Prosecutors identify the group as the Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF) and allege a conspiracy to detonate multiple improvised explosive devices on Dec. 31. A Dec. 7 meeting allegedly included plans to target U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and vehicles after New Year's Eve. A confidential source provided the FBI an eight-page "Operation Midnight Sun" document outlining backpack pipe-bomb placements, bomb construction instructions, black powder production and methods to avoid detection. Charges include conspiracy and possession of unregistered destructive devices.
Read at SFGATE
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]