US authorities arrested two New York-area women early on Thursday on charges of plotting to detonate a bomb on US soil, according to an ABC News report.
The two women, identified as Noelle Velentzas, 28, and Asia Siddiqui, 31, never presented a threat to the public according to federal authorities.
The pair, who lived as roommates in Queens, allegedly attempted to build improvised explosive devices similar to those used during the Boston Marathon bombing using propane tanks.
Potential targets considered by the women, who declared themselves “citizens of the Islamic State”, included a police funeral.
They are expected to appear in federal court Thursday afternoon.
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