FBI Director James Comey: Several ISIS-Inspired July 4 Attacks Foiled Some of the dozen arrests made by federal agents in the last four weeks helped to thwart potential terror attacks during the Fourth of July holiday, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday.
"I do believe our work disrupted efforts to kill people, likely in connection with July 4," Comey told reporters at FBI headquarters in Washington.
Comey's comments are a public confirmation made by other law enforcement that several people were arrested in the past month over concerns that they might have been inspired by ISIS to carry out attacks either during the holiday or during the Muslim holy period of Ramadan.
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