Terrorism charges filed over alleged Halloween plot targeting Michigan LGBTQ+ bars

Authorities allege two men planned a Halloween-inspired attack motivated by Islamic State extremism

Two men have been charged with terrorism-related crimes in the Detroit area after federal authorities recently made arrests and seized a cache of weapons in a storage unit and elsewhere, officials said on Monday.

The men had scouted LGBTQ+ bars in Ferndale, a Detroit suburb, according to a 72-page criminal complaint unsealed in federal court.

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