DEARBORN, Mich. – According to federal court documents, the 2024 Chicago Pride Parade was targeted in a thwarted ISIS bomb attack.
What we know:
Three men from Dearborn, Mich. were indicted on Thursday in connection with an alleged ISIS-inspired attack that was thwarted by the FBI.
Mohmed Ali, Majed Mahmoud, and Ayob Nasser are accused of coordinating a series of attacks.
Several others have been arrested in connection to the thwarted attack.
According to court documents, in September 2024, the men were allegedly scouting locations to attack from Ferndale, Mich. to Chicago.
In a Discord chat group called “Islamic State of America,” one member of the group posted about conducting an attack against the Chicago Pride Parade on June 8, 2024.
The member stated, “InshaAllah We will be att@cking the Chicago pride parade with a backpack ,” and “We are planning on starting with a couple small attacks to get noticed and then start growing from there inshaallah.”
Ali and Mahmoud were arrested on Oct. 31, while Nasser was taken into custody and charged a week later. Eight people have been arrested in connection to this probe with suspects in Michigan, New Jersey and Washington.
The Source: Details for this story were provided by federal indictment and reporting from Fox 2.
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