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FBI New Orleans Office Arrests Person Tied to Terror Group Behind Thwarted New Year's Eve Bombing

Five suspects linked to the Turtle Island Liberation Front face charges after FBI uncovered bomb-making materials and test detonations targeting Southern California businesses.

  • On Monday, the FBI Los Angeles office confirmed four arrests in California and a fifth in New Iberia, Louisiana, linked to the Turtle Island Liberation Front.
  • Authorities say the suspects planned New Year's Eve bombings targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and vehicles and four U.S. companies across Southern California after social media posts led to search warrants and arrests.
  • Court documents include photos of a desert campsite with bomb-making materials on plastic folding tables, and investigators say suspects tested bombs and planned backpacks with pipe bombs, facing conspiracy and possession of a destructive device charges.
  • The fifth person arrested in New Iberia was not part of the California plan but the FBI said he was `a considerable threat` after he threatened agents, with inquiries referred to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District.
  • Investigators noted the scheme was `eerily similar` to the Bourbon Street attack, which killed 14 and injured 57, just ahead of its one-year anniversary.
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WBRZ broke the news in Baton Rouge, United States on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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