Andrew Blankstein
Investigative Reporter
Andrew Blankstein is an investigative reporter for NBC News. He covers the Western U.S., specializing in crime, courts and homeland security.
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Andrew Blankstein is an investigative reporter for NBC News. He covers the Western U.S., specializing in crime, courts and homeland security.
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DOJ arrests 4 people, accusing them of planning to set off bombs around the Los Angeles area on New Year's Eve
The Justice Department arrested four people in connection with an alleged plot to set off bombs in the Los Angeles area on New Year's Eve, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on X.Bondi said members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, which she described as a "far-left" group, had planned to conduct "a series of bombings against multiple targets in California beginning on New Year’s Eve."A criminal complaint alleged that the group had acquired “bomb-making materials and [traveled] to a remote location in the Mojave Desert to construct and detonate test explosive devices on December 12, 2025.”











