The department said Jessica Bowie, 35, was seen making visits to the state's Capitol grounds and taking photographs of the building.

The department said Jessica Bowie, 35, was seen making visits to the state's Capitol grounds and taking photographs of the building.

A woman planned to attack New York's state capitol in Albany on behalf of the Islamic State before federal agents thwarted the plot, officials said Thursday.

US authorities have charged a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State (ISIS) group with a terrorism offense after she told an FBI informant she "wanted to destroy" the New York State Capitol buildings, court filings showed.

Federal agents arrested an Albany woman after an alleged ISIS-inspired plot targeting the New York State Capitol. The case has renewed focus on threats against public officials and security at government buildings.

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 - U.S. authorities arrested and charged a New York woman with planning to carry out an Islamic State-inspired attack on the state's capitol building in Albany, the Justice Department said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jessica Bowie planned to deploy an explosive device at the building before fleeing to Syria, officials said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US authorities charged Jessica Bowie, a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group, with a terrorism offense Thursday after she told an FBI informant she "wanted to destroy" the New York State…

Jessica Bowie, 35, is accused of telling a confidential source that she supported ISIS and asked for help learning to make explosives.

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Federal agents and police detectives have arrested a 35-year-old woman who prosecutors say was planning to bomb the New York State Capitol, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court on Thursday. The woman, Jessica Bowie, was charged with...