US charges woman over alleged New York Capitol bomb plot
US authorities charged 35-year-old Jessica Bowie with a terrorism offence over an alleged plan to bomb the New York State Capitol in Albany, the BBC, Al Jazeera and France 24 reported. Prosecutors said she pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and told an FBI informant she wanted to kill lawmakers.
Why it matters
The arrest disrupted an alleged attack on a state institution and will test prosecutors' evidence of material support for terrorism.
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Part of the August 21, 2026 brief.