U.S. officials thwarted a massive terrorist attack targeting the historic UFC Freedom 250 event held over the weekend in D.C., which was held on the South Lawn as part of President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday weekend.

The event drew an estimated 4,300 attendees and included roughly 1,200 active-duty service members.

Now, we learn that thousands could have lost their lives if not for the quick actions of federal law enforcement.

Fox News has revealed the following details:

The FBI and its law enforcement partners disrupted an alleged plot targeting this weekend’s UFC Freedom 250 event in Washington, D.C., officials told Fox News Digital.

Five people were in custody as of Monday, and investigators identified 23 people as part of a potential network of plotters. The alleged plan involved using explosive-laden drones to hit buildings near the event, force a mass evacuation and steer crowds toward a pre-staged sniper team, officials said.

A “second wave” was then allegedly planned to storm the White House gate, according to officials.

Per Fox News, the FBI was first made aware of the chilling plot on June 10 and worked with law enforcement to shut it down. The suspects allegedly talked about their plans in encrypted Signal chats.

Some planned to travel to Fredericksburg, Virginia, on either June 12 or 13 to prepare for the terrorist attack.

So far, five people have been arrested in connection with the terrorist plot. One suspect was taken into custody in Cincinnati.

Investigators, however, have identified 23 people who may have been involved in planning.

Fox News reported that one suspect revealed the targets of the attack to investigators: “capitalist elites,” “billionaires,” and politicians who received money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

FBI Director Kash Patel released the following statement to Fox News:

Thanks to the rapid action of this FBI, our partners, and the Department of Justice in a multi-state operation, multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold.

While the result represented the best of investigative work, it was also nothing out of the ordinary for this law enforcement team. We are built to detect, respond to, and bring to justice those who threaten the lives of American citizens — particularly during large gatherings like the historic UFC 250 fight.

That’s exactly what we did here.

I want to thank our great agents and partners, this work remains ongoing, and we will continue to update the public as permitted.

Vice-President JD Vance pointed the finger at the words coming from the left.

This is what happens when people turn the rhetoric up so loud that disagreeing with somebody is a cause for violence,” Vance to “Fox and Friends” on Tuesday. “We got to tell everybody to tone it down.”

“Everybody has a role to cut this stuff out,” Vance added. “But I think a lot of my Democratic colleagues in Washington have got to look themselves in the mirror and say, why is so much of this political violence coming from our side of the spectrum?”

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