Federal authorities say they thwarted a credible terrorist threat led by a “far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government and anti-capitalist” group that was planning a series of bombings in California on New Year’s Eve.

Four people connected to the alleged plot were arrested over the weekend, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X.

“The subjects self-identified as members of a radical offshoot of the Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF), an extremist group motivated by pro-Palestinian, anti-law-enforcement, and anti-government ideology,” he wrote.

The group was allegedly planning to target five separate locations across Los Angeles with homemade explosive devices in what Attorney General Pam Bondi said would have been “a massive and horrific terror plot.”

“The Turtle Island Liberation Front—a far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government, and anti-capitalist group—was preparing to conduct a series of bombings against multiple targets in California beginning on New Year’s Eve. The group also planned to target ICE agents and vehicles,” Bondi wrote on X.

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The four individuals were arrested in Lucerne Valley, where they were believed to be testing the explosive devices ahead of the attack, the FBI said, according to Fox News Digital.

The FBI also said Monday that a fifth individual believed to be connected to the same group was arrested in New Orleans for allegedly planning a separate attack.

“This was an incredible effort by our U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the @FBI to ensure Americans can live in peace,” Bondi wrote. “We will continue to pursue these terror groups and bring them to justice.”

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