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People have been taken into custody in connection with the alleged planned attack on the UFC event Sunday that President Donald Trump attended, FBI Director Kash Patel said.<\/strong><\/p>

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Featherweight fighters Diego Lopes and Steve Garcia compete in the ring during the first fight at UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

FBI Director Kash Patel said that \u201cmultiple individuals\u201d are in custody in connection with an attack allegedly planned for the UFC Freedom 250 event held at the White House on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn June 10, FBI and our law enforcement partners became aware of a potential threat to the UFC America 250 event in Washington, D.C. involving individuals outside of the National Capital Region,\u201d Patel wrote in a post on X on Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He said that the FBI and Justice Department worked with local partners in a multistate operation and that the \u201callegedly planned attacks were stopped cold.\u201d<\/p>

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\u201cWe are built to detect, respond to, and bring to justice those who threaten the lives of American citizens \u2014 particularly during large gatherings like the historic UFC 250 fight,\u201d Patel said.<\/p>\n

The UFC event held at the White House on Sunday was an unprecedented spectacle designed to mark America\u2019s 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump\u2019s 80th birthday. It was run by Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White, who is a close Trump friend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The FBI, Justice Department, White House and UFC did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the alleged plot.<\/p>

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