ISIS-Inspired Jessica Bowie Planned To Bomb NY State Capitol

BREAKING: The FBI says it disrupted an alleged ISIS-inspired terror plot targeting the New York State Capitol.

Authorities say a New York woman allegedly sought to bomb the state Capitol and pledged allegiance to ISIS before federal investigators intervened.@johnrobertsFox has… pic.twitter.com/oIF7eSMu3y

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 20, 2026

Chilling images show the woman accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired bombing allegedly surveilling the New York State Capitol and buying materials for the attack.

The FBI says Jessica Bowie scouted the Capitol roughly five times. On Aug. 5, she allegedly went to a Home Depot in… pic.twitter.com/X3NXeRMxPB

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 20, 2026

“Miss Bowie didn't just want to kill lawmakers. She wanted a complete disruption of our government.”

Craig Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albany Field Office, details the alleged ISIS-linked plot by Jessica Bowie to attack the New York State Capitol building.… pic.twitter.com/EDy4PX8Mpp

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 20, 2026

🚨Albany, New York Woman Charged with ISIS-Inspired Terror Plot Targeting New York State Capitol

“As alleged, Bowie plotted to deploy an explosive device at the New York State Capitol, intending to kill public officials and to destroy ‘as much of the building as possible’ before… pic.twitter.com/g0vO3UUhSl

— National Security Division, U.S. Dept of Justice (@DOJNatSec) August 20, 2026

Thank you, FBI.