ISIS-inspired terror plot thwarted by FBI as agents arrest child

Five suspected terror plotters were arrested Friday morning in Michigan.

The FBI Detroit field office confirmed to the Daily Mail that it raided three homes in the Detroit suburbs of Dearborn and Inkster.

Authorities brought into custody a handful of ISIS-inspired individuals allegedly planning a violent Halloween weekend attack, according to sources familiar with the operation who spoke with the New York Post.

Weapons including legally owned guns were recovered at the scene and sources described the suspects as home-grown radicals.

Authorities are investigating possible foreign contacts of the five arrested on Friday.

FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X on Friday morning that multiple people were arrested in Michigan in connection to a Halloween terror plot.

It comes as millions of Americans are preparing to hit the streets tonight and over the weekend for trick-or-treating and Halloween parties and festivities. 

'There is no current threat to public safety,' a spokesperson for the Detroit field office insisted. 

Members of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force were pictured on Friday armed with rifles outside multiple homes in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn.

The people arrested were described as 'homegrown radicals' by the Post, and reportedly included a 16-year-old juvenile.

A federal law enforcement source told Fox News that the Friday arrests were of those 'tied to international terrorism.' 

Patel expanded on the situation in a statement noting 'a potential act of terror was stopped before it could unfold.'

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'The vigilance of this FBI prevented what could have been a tragic attack — and thanks to their dedication, Michigan will have a safe and happy Halloween,' he added.

Separately, in May, the FBI said it arrested a man who had spent months planning an attack against a US Army site in suburban Detroit on behalf of the Islamic State group.

The man, Ammar Said, didn't know that his supposed allies in the alleged plot were undercover FBI employees.

Said remains in custody, charged with attempting to provide support to a terrorist organization.

The criminal complaint was replaced in September with a criminal 'information' document, signaling that a guilty plea is likely.