Name: Attorney for terror suspects says it was all a misunderstanding
Uploaded: 2025-11-03T03:02:17.325Z
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Description: The FBI says there is no update to the investigation or possible charges for those arrested Friday in Wayne County. An attorney for some of the suspects says there is no evidence they committed any crimes, and that they are just video game players.

The FBI says there is no update to the investigation or possible charges for those arrested Friday in Wayne County. An attorney for some of the suspects says there is no evidence they committed any crimes, and that they are just video game players.

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A defense attorney for individuals arrested during FBI operations in Dearborn and Inkster, Michigan, has stated that the group is innocent and that no charges have been filed against them. The FBI previously announced it had disrupted a possible terrorist plot, but local FBI officials have not confirmed any connection between the arrests and online social media posts about the alleged plot.

Attorney Hussein Bazi emphasized that the individuals involved have not been charged and criticized the release of statements that could harm reputations. The FBI has not provided further updates on the case, and the defense maintains that communication from authorities has been limited and atypical.

Attorney for 'terror suspects' says it was all a misunderstanding

Now we are hearing from the lawyers of a few suspects in Friday's FBI raid. The feds say they foiled a terror plot but these defense attorneys say that's not the case at all. Fox 2's Lauren Edwards is live tonight in Dearborn with the latest on this one. Lauren, it's our first time hearing from them in depth. What did they say? Hillary, I can tell you we just met with one of the attorneys at their offices behind me here in Dearborn and the first thing that they said is that their group is innocent. In fact, they haven't even seen any charges at all. But let's take a look at that FBI activity that was happening on Friday. Now the FBI Terrorism Task Force conducted operations at locations in Dearborn and in Inkster. Friday morning, FBI Director Kash Patel stated on social media that the FBI thwarted a possible terrorist plot in Michigan. Local FBI could not confirm if the activity in Dearborn or Inkster was connected to the online social media posts. Nevertheless, several people were arrested. One of the attorneys, Hussein Bazi of Hall-Mackled in Dearborn, says five individuals were involved. Not all are in custody but all of them, he says, are innocent. I hope these individuals are released, the ones that are in custody, and I hope the ones that are out of custody don't face any charges. And I hope that, frankly, the government learns that they shouldn't be too quick to release certain statements that are detrimental to the reputation of individuals and communities. The individuals involved are innocent, their family members are innocent, and more information that comes to light hopefully will be favorable to them. Now this is that social media post, the statement that Director Kash Patel made on X on Friday morning about the arrest and alleged, quote, plotting of a violence attack. And he says that more details to come. And he thanked the FBI for their efforts that day. Now we've also reached out to the FBI just for an update on the case, and they say right now there is no update. Reporting live here in Dearborn, Lauren Edwards, Fox 2 News. Yeah, Lauren, it's really interesting to hear from Bazi about this. To get some sense, we'd heard previously that an attorney for one of the other people arrested here said there was no mass casualty event planned. Did Bazi talk at all about some of the speculation that this might be linked to ISIS or the Islamic State? You know, they didn't say anything about that. Honestly, his main message was that no charges have been filed. The group is innocent, and they actually haven't even heard much from the FBI. And he says that their operations, the way that they've been handling everything, is atypical. Usually there's much more communication, much more back and forth. But Hillary, they say nothing. All right, Lauren Edwards live for us tonight. Thank you so much.

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