Federal authorities on Monday announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist group, suspected of planning co-ordinated bombings on New Year’s Eve across southern California.
The suspects were arrested last week in Lucerne Valley, to the east of Los Angeles, where they were suspected of preparing to test improvised explosive devices ahead of the planned attacks, according to the federal criminal complaint filed on Saturday.
That document said the four – Audrey Illeene Carroll, Zachary Aaron Page, Dante Gaffield and Tina Lai – each face charges including conspiracy and possession of a destructive device. They are suspected of being members of a group called the Turtle Island Liberation Front.
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