Patel: World Cup security ‘probably the biggest lift in FBI history’
FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency is making terrorist attack prevention its top job during the FIFA World Cup games, which kick off Thursday afternoon. “Extremists have used major global sporting events in the past to do harm and spread their twisted ideologies,” Patel wrot.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated intelligence & security brief. The source report from The Hill says: FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency is making terrorist attack prevention its top job during the FIFA World Cup games, which kick off Thursday afternoon. “Extremists have used major global sporting events in the past to do harm and spread their twisted ideologies,” Patel wrot.
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- Published: Jun 11, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC
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