July 4 Terror Plots Foiled by U.S. Agents, FBI Chief Comey Says

The U.S. disrupted an undisclosed number of terrorist plots tied to the Independence Day holiday, highlighting the risk of an attack on American soil inspired by Islamic State extremists, FBI Director James B. Comey said.

Comey said Thursday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrested at least 10 people in the past four weeks on suspicion they were linked to Islamic State. Some of those detained had plans involving the holiday weekend, he said, without providing further details.