Washington. FBI Director Kash Patel said on Saturday that federal law enforcement agencies have foiled a terrorist plot. He said it was a conspiracy to target the New York State Capitol. According to Patel, this conspiracy was inspired by ISIS.
According to Kash Patel, a 35-year-old woman from Albany was involved in this conspiracy. He gave this information on social media platform X. Patel also spoke about federal counter-terrorism operations. He said that in the last one year, 640 terrorist attack conspiracies were foiled.
What did Kash Patel write in the social media post?
Another potential terrorist attack on American soil was foiled, he wrote on Twitter. A 35-year-old Albany woman is accused of targeting the New York State Capitol. He had planned an attack inspired by ISIS. This is just one of the threats federal law enforcement faces. Last year, 640 terrorist attack plans were foiled.
Patel also talked about the current security challenges. He said that there are many types of threats. Authorities are dealing with threats targeting people in the US. Along with this, American soldiers posted abroad are also the target. He said that the authorities are also dealing with these threats. With the Albani plot foiled, Patel said another alleged terror plot was stopped before innocent people lost their lives. He said that people get information about some campaigns. Many missions are never known about. He said, this is our mission.
Praised the teams involved in foiling the conspiracy
Patel praised the teams involved in foiling the attack. He also praised the action of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). “Our FBI Albany team did a tremendous job,” he said. Our colleagues at the Justice Department also did good work. Attorney General Todd Blanche also cooperated. The FBI will continue to investigate threats. Will continue to fail them. Will keep Americans safe.
There was a campaign against ISIS earlier also
Earlier in May, US President Donald Trump had informed about a major action. He had told that the US Army conducted the operation in collaboration with the Nigerian Armed Forces. The second in command of ISIS was killed in this operation. Trump had described it as a 'complex and precise' military operation. Trump had given this information on Truth Social. He said that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was killed in a joint operation.