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FBI thwarts ISIS follower's planned New Year's Day attack

By Lightning Reports, Published: January 2, 2026

An 18-year-old Mint Hill man who allegedly planned to use knives and hammers to carry out a deadly New Year’s Eve attack at a grocery store and a fast food restaurant in support of ISIS has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced on Friday.

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