### [2026-07-9](/feed/2026/07/9/index.md) ##### Terrorism in the United States # The U.S. justice department announces that a federal grand jury has indicted eight men over an alleged plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House in Washington, D.C., last month. ### Sources: 1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/federal-grand-jury-indicts-8-men-over-alleged-plot-attack-white-house-ufc-event-2026-07-09/) ### Changes: 1. The U.S. Department of Justice announces that a federal grand jury has indicted eight men over an alleged plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House in Washington, D.C., last month. _2026-07-10 05:49:59 (First version)_ 1. The U.S. justice department announces that a federal grand jury has indicted eight men over an alleged plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House in Washington, D.C., last month. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. 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[The United States Secret Service shoots and arrests an armed man outside the White House in Washington, D.C. following a confrontation with law enforcement. ](/feed/2025/03/9/the-united-states-secret-service-shoots-and-arrests-an-armed-man-outside-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-following-a.md) _Context: Washington, D.C., White House_