New York woman charged with plotting to set off explosives at state Capitol, kill lawmakers

A woman who authorities said had been plotting to bomb the New York State Capitol building because she believed laws were being passed that were an affront to Islam was caught in an FBI sting operation and is now facing a federal terrorism charge, authorities announced Thursday.

The suspect, Jessica Bowie, 35, was arrested on charges of providing material support for 'terrorism'.

New York woman charged with plotting to set off explosives at state Capitol, kill lawmakers  AP News

A woman accused of launching a plot to set off an explosive at the New York State Capitol building in Albany is being charged with providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization

A New York woman is accused of plotting "a major attack" on the state capitol building in Albany, authorities said Thursday.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New York woman plotted to bomb the New York State Capitol building and kill lawmakers inside, repeatedly surveilling the building and buying materials for an explosive device before the FBI arrested her, federal prosecutors alleged in a criminal complaint filed Thursday.Jes

The FBI arrested a woman Thursday who they allege was plotting to attack the Capitol in Albany, New York.