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8 men indicted in planned drone and sniper attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform a flyover at the White House during UFC Freedom 250, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

By JULIE CARR SMYTH AND ERIC TUCKER

Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges Thursday for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House in June.

The indictment, returned in Ohio, charges all eight in two separate conspiracies, one to provide material support to terrorists and a second to commit murder on federal government territory and to murder a federal government official.

It remains unclear from the court records how close the would-be attackers could have come to being able to carry out the plan had it not been thwarted.

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