US charges woman with IS-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol

NEW YORK: US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group with a terrorism offence on Thursday (Aug 20) after she told an FBI informant she "wanted to destroy" the New York State Capitol buildings, court filings showed.Located in Albany near the Canadian border, the New York State Capitol is the nerve centre of the state government and contains both houses of the state's legislature.Jessica Bowie, 35, was charged with attempting to provide material support to designated "foreign terrorist organisations" according to court filings.The woman had allegedly converted to Islam and become a vocal online supporter of the Islamic State group, posting anti-American messages online, including support for the Sep 11, 2001 attackers. She is alleged to have told an FBI in