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FBI Thwarts ISIS-Inspired New Year’s Eve Terror Plot in North Carolina

Christian Sturdivant, 18, had allegedly planned the attack for about a year, according to US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson.
FBI Thwarts ISIS-Inspired New Year’s Eve Terror Plot in North Carolina
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington on Oct. 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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The FBI said it foiled an ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve terror attack in North Carolina.

Suspect Christian Sturdivant, 18, was arrested on Dec. 31 and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson said at a Jan. 2 press conference.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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