Massive Bombing Att
Authorities say a planned mass-casualty attack in New York City was narrowly stopped before it could unfold.
Investigators allege Michael Gann sought to destabilize the city and had
moved beyond planning, prompting an urgent response from federal and local counterterrorism teams.
His final messages were described as a taunting “dare,” but officials said intelligence teams had already closed in.
A coordinated investigation flagged suspicious purchases and online activity, allowing agencies to connect data quickly and act before lives were lost.
Gann was arrested quietly while traveling with an operational device, preventing what U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton later called a “prevented tragedy.”
Officials emphasized a shift to a zero-delay, “preemptive posture,” relying on tools such as “chemical flags” and “intel fusion” to stop threats early.
The city continued its daily routine, unaware it had avoided another “day that changed everything.”
