April 2015 New York City pressure cooker bomb plot

The April 2015 New York City pressure cooker bomb plot was a plot by Asia Siddiqui, a Pakistani American,[1] and Noelle Valentzas to build a pressure cooker bomb in New York City. Siddiqui was in contact with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, while Valentzas seemed to support the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). The two had researched bomb making and purchased bomb making materials but were arrested before they selected a target.[2]

Arrests

The women were arrested on April 2, 2015. According to the complaint, officers found "three propane gas tanks, soldering tools, pipes, a pressure cooker, fertilizer, flux, detailed handwritten notes on the recipes for bomb making, and extensive jihadist literature" at Siddiqui's apartment. Valentzas had information on creating bombs from propane tanks and a picture of Osama bin Laden. Valentzas also questioned why people would travel to Syria when there were ways of "pleasing Allah" in the United States. The two had been roommates until shortly before their arrest. Their plot was exposed by an undercover agent posing as a third conspirator.[2][3][4]

Charges

The two were charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction.[2][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistani American woman Asia Siddiqui charged in New York with conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction". Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Two Women in Queens Are Charged With a Bomb Plot". Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ "How Noelle Velentzas, Asia Siddiqui Were Arrested For Allegedly Conspiring In Terror Attack: New York Women Foiled By Undercover Agent". Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "New York women inspired by IS plotted bombing, FBI says". Retrieved June 19, 2015.

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