DETROIT — FBI counterterrorism agents arrested at least three people Friday —including a juvenile — according to two sources familiar with an investigation that Director Kash Patel says thwarted a violent plot tied to international terrorism over Halloween weekend.

The sources have been briefed on certain aspects of the investigation but were not authorized to speak publicly.

“This morning the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a violent attack over Halloween weekend,” Patel said in his post. “Thanks to the men and women of FBI and law enforcement everywhere standing guard 24/7 and crushing our mission to defend the homeland.”

Patel added in a statement that the FBI’s response averted a potentially tragic situ

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