Police Arrest Woman Over New York Capitol Bombing Plot After Allegedly Buying Bomb Supplies In Burqa

August 21, 2026 8:51 AM ET Police arrested an Albany woman who swore loyalty to the terrorist group ISIS as she reached for what she thought was a live bomb meant to level the New York State Capitol.Jessica Bowie, 35, faces a federal charge of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist org

Jessica Bowie told one informant "that she went from a little girl waving an American flag after 9/11 to now having stickers of the falling towers," her complaint said.

FBI unmasks Islamist plot to bomb New York and 'blow non-Muslims' brains out'  GB News

The FBI arrested a woman on Thursday who allegedly pledged herself to ISIS and planned to bomb the New York Capitol in Albany.

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

The FBI announced the arrest of a 35-year-old woman they said had converted to Islam, expressed support for terrorism online, and allegedly developed a plan of her own to blow up the New York State Capitol. Meg Oliver reports.

US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group with a terrorism offence on Thursday after she told an FBI informant she “wanted to destroy” the New York State Capitol building, court filings showed. Located in Albany near the Canadian border, the New York State Capitol is the nerve centr

A criminal complaint outlines the sting operation that led the FBI to apprehend 35-year-old Jessica Bowie.

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

Federal authorities say they’ve thwarted an ISIS-inspired attack on the New York state capitol building. The suspect, 35-year-old Jessica Bowie has been charged with providing support to a terror group. NBC News’ Sam Brock has the story.

Federal police arrested a 35-year-old woman in connection with a plot to bomb the New York State Capitol, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court on Thursday. Prosecutors allege in the complaint Jessica Bowie, a resident of Albany, planned to bomb the building and harm officials. They say she told an i

'I hope the nails are big enough... because the nails work as shrapnel, right?' she allegedly asked the two undercover agents.

Bowie was arrested on charges of attempting to provide material support to a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), ISIS.

Authorities say 35-year-old Jessica Bowie of Albany, NY, who is facing a federal terrorism charge, had been under surveillance for more than a month before her arrest this week.

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

Prosecutors say the Albany woman had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, and wanted to bomb the statehouse to kill lawmakers.

Located in Albany near the Canadian border, the New York State Capitol is the nerve center of the state government and contains both houses of the state's legislature.

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

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.

The FBI stopped a New York woman’s alleged Islamic State group-inspired plan to bomb the New York State Capitol building in Albany. Jessica Bowie, 35, is facing federal charges for allegedly attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group ISIS after a confidential informant told the FBI that Bowie had rea

A 35-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a plot to use an explosive device to attack the New York State Capitol, officials said Thursday.

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

An Albany, N.Y., woman was charged Thursday with supporting a terror group after allegedly planning to attack the New York State capitol building.

A woman allegedly supporting ISIS has been charged with a terrorism offense for plotting to blow up the New York State Capitol. Read details of the New Yor

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

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Federal prosecutors say the woman met with an F.B.I. informant several times to plan an attack on the building, which houses the governor’s office.

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

Federal authorities say Albany woman Jessica Bowie pledged allegiance to ISIS and plotted an attack on the New York State Capitol.

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

A woman who allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS was arrested after plotting to bomb the New York State Capitol in Albany, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, was charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization after allegedly communicating with