What we know about the suspects

Local and federal law enforcement officials on Monday celebrated the foiling of an alleged terrorist plot to detonate explosives in Los Angeles and Orange counties on New Year’s Eve.

As of Monday morning, here’s what we know — and don’t — about the scheme and those reportedly involved.

What we know

Four people were arrested near Twentynine Palms on Friday “while they planned and rehearsed their attack,” said Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office Akil Davis.

Those four people are:

They are alleged members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, which Attorney General Pam Bondi called “far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government and anti-capitalist.”

First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said they were targeting at least five “Amazon-type logistics centers” for their attacks.

In addition, a fifth person was arrested by the FBI’s New Orleans Office.

What we don’t know

Officials on Monday outlined the plot and the arrests in broad strokes, though many details have not yet been disclosed.

Aside from Bondi’s description of the group, a motive for the attack has not been disclosed.

Similarly, the specific targets the group had allegedly chosen have not been made public. It’s unclear if “Amazon-type logistics centers” includes Amazon itself, its competitors or other industries.

Questions also remain about the Louisiana arrest, as officials said that person is linked to a Turtle Island subgroup created by Carroll called the “Order of the Black Lotus” but was “not directly tied” to the Southern California plot.

It’s possible more arrests are coming, as Essayli said the investigation is ongoing.

“As we review that evidence, if we determine there were any other individuals who knew about this or provided any assistance, we will obviously charge them as well,” Essayli said.

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