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Thwarted UFC drone plot underscores 'warfare literally has come to our streets'
The U.S. military has used both missiles and drones in striking more than 2,000 targets in Iran through the first days of the war.
The thwarted drone attack targeting the UFC fight at the White House over the weekend is a stark example of how the threat in the United States is very much one for the present and not just the future.
The FBI announced on Tuesday morning it made five arrests in connection to an alleged drone attack plot targeting the fight, and on one of the suspects’ phones, authorities found at least 23 Signal users involved in discussing parameters of what could have been a devastating terrorist attack.
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