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Federal authorities have arrested five men on charges related to an alleged plot to carry out a mass-casualty attack at UFC Freedom 250, the Sunday event held on White House grounds that was attended by President Donald Trump and other senior government officials.
Court records reviewed by Fox News Digital show the suspects allegedly connected through a TikTok community before shifting their planning into encrypted messaging apps.
How the Network Allegedly Formed Prosecutors say members of the group first met around March through a TikTok community called "Vanguard of the Old," where participants allegedly vetted one another using identification documents, workout videos and tactical content.
Court filings do not specify whether the community was a formal organization or an informal online chat group. The network then moved into private Signal chats, where investigators say operational planning took shape.
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