Two Muslim women in the US have pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn court to teaching and distributing information pertaining to the making and use of an explosive device and weapon of mass destruction and intending to use against targets in the United States.
Asia Siddiqui and Noelle Velentzas, both citizens of the United States and residents of Queens now face up to 20 years in Federal prison for their terrorist plot which was inspired by radical Islamist groups such as the Islamic State.
In a conversation with a friend Velentzas was reported to have discussed her plot to emulate the 1993 World Trade Centre bombings and singled out various government targets to attack.
“Why we can’t be some real bad bitches?” Velentzas reportedly said to her acquaintance.
In a statement Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers said
“Inspired by radical Islam, Velentzas and Siddiqui researched and taught each other how to construct bombs to be used on American soil against law enforcement and military targets,”.
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