A Michigan defense lawyer has rubbished allegations made by FBI Director Kash Patel that a group of young men from the state were plotting to carry out a terrorist attack over the Halloween weekend.

Amir Makled, who represents a 20-year-old Dearborn man still in custody, said federal authorities have provided few details but, based on his review, there was no credible plan for violence. “I don’t know where this hysteria and this fearmongering came from,” Makled said.

Patel had announced the arrests on Friday, writing on social media that the FBI had “thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a violent attack over Halloween weekend.” He added that more information would be released soon, but as of early Sunday, nei

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