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- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States has claimed to have thwarted a planned attack to kill lawmakers at the New York State Capitol.
- John A Eisenberg, the Justice Department's assistant attorney general for national security, said in a statement that investigators had stopped Bowie "before she was able to act on her plot to bring terror to the Capital Region". He added that investigators believe Bowie planned to destroy as much of the state capitol as possible, before fleeing to Syria.
- In July, the court filing indicated that an unnamed FBI informant began communicating with Bowie through encrypted apps. Bowie allegedly messaged the informant that she would like help making a bomb and identified her state capitol as her intended target. "I want to destroy as much of the building as possible and kill the senators," one of the messages reportedly said.
- The informant later set up meetings with two other confidential informants, one of whom gave her $200 to buy materials to make a bomb from the hardware store Home Depot. The complaint included photos of Bowie allegedly using a self-checkout lane at Home Depot. It also showed Bowie taking cellphone pictures outside the state capitol, allegedly as part of a "reconnaissance" operation.
- Bowie later bought a firearm and ammunition from one of the informants, who instructed her about how to use them, the complaint said. The FBI arrested her on Wednesday.
- During a subsequent interview at the FBI's Albany offices, special agents said that Bowie told them, "Material support is up to 20 years in prison. I already Googled it before. I know I'm going to jail."
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“Bowie, an Albany resident, allegedly told an informant she wanted to "destroy as much of the building as possible and kill the senators," and later bought a firearm from another informant. She faces up to 20 years in prison for material support, which she acknowledged during an FBI interview.”
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