Pennsylvania Woman Known As "Jihad Jane" Indicted On Terrorism Charges

Philadelphia, PA, United States (AHN) – A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted on federal charges of using the Internet to recruit jihadists and promote terrorism, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country and other charges.

Colleen LaRose, 40, of suburban Philadelphia is also known as “Jihad Jane” and “Fatima Rose.” She was charged along with five unindicted co-conspirators and faces a possible life sentence and $1 million fine if found guilty.

Along with using the Internet to recruit jihadists, LaRose was charged with traveling to a foreign country to kill someone. Among other things, she was also charged with providing material support to terrorists, making false statements to a government official, attempted identity theft and stealing a passport.

LaRose, who was born in the United States, allegedly thought that her appearance and citizenship would help her to blend in while she carried out her plans.

According to an indictment unveiled Monday, LaRose was recruited by someone in Europe to kill an unidentified person in Sweden. She reportedly went to Europe and tracked the individual online in an attempt to carry out that plan, which called for conducting the killing in such a way as to frighten the non-Muslim world.

LaRose’s co-conspirators are located in South Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe and the U. S.

Officials said the willingness of an American to take part in such a plot indicates the evolving nature of the threat of terrorism.

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