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US foils ISIS-inspired New Year's Eve attack plots in North Carolina

The US Justice Department announced it thwarted an ISIS-inspired plot by 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant in North Carolina to carry out a knife and hammer attack on New Year's Eve, after he pledged allegiance to ISIS and planned to attack local targets, with plans and weapons found during his arrest.

via Reuters|

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Authorities thwart attack plans in New Orleans

Authorities thwarted plans for an attack in New Orleans by arresting Micah James Legnon, an ex-Marine linked to an extremist anti-government group, who was found with weapons and body armor en route to the city. The operation was part of a broader crackdown on similar plots across the US, including a foiled bomb plot in California.

via ABC News|

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