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Authorities report interdiction of alleged plot against Texas congressman

A teenager in North Texas has been accused of planning an assassination attempt against US Representative Keith Self in the name of ISIS. Self reported that he was never in danger from the alleged plot. Further details regarding the status of the investigation remain unresolved in the initial reports.

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3 differing positions reported on attribution across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • google-alertsNorth Texas teen
  • thenationalnewsISIS
  • longwarjournalIslamic State
2 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • google-alertsNorth Texas
  • thenationalnewsTexas
  • longwarjournalTexas
2 differing positions reported on status across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • google-alertsalleged
  • thenationalnewsaccused
  • longwarjournalarrests
WhereTexas
30.978, -97.523 ±120 km
First reported3 days ago
Published2026-10-23 05:43 UTC
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports3Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.

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Global Event Monitor. Authorities report interdiction of alleged plot against Texas congressman. 2026-10-23T05:43:22.570Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:7129. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-23/fbi-arrests-alleged-islamic-state-supporter-accused-of-plotting-to-88d07f18

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