US Foils Alleged ISIS-Inspired New Year's Eve Knife Attack Plot

• US Justice Department announced foiling an alleged ISIS-inspired plot for a New Year's Eve knife-and-hammer attack.
• Christan Sturdivant, 18, of Mint Hill, North Carolina, charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
• Sturdivant was on FBI's radar since January 2022 for contact with an IS member in Europe and instructions for attacks.
• FBI found a handwritten document, "New Years Attack 2026," detailing plans to stab 20 people and assault police.
• Sturdivant has not yet entered a plea in the case.

Why It Matters: US authorities thwarted an ISIS-inspired New Year's Eve attack plot by a North Carolina resident.