Chillingly simple messages reveal how would-be bomber joined ISIS before ‘plotting sick attack on government building’

CHILLINGLY simple messages have revealed how a would-be bomber joined ISIS on social media before allegedly planning a sick attack on a government building. Jessica Bowie, 35, plotted to blow up the New York State Capitol with a bomb hidden in a delivery bag, according to the FBI. Jessica Bowie, 35, allegedly plotted to blow up the New York State Capitol with a bomb hidden in a delivery bag Credit: Unknown Shocking footage showed a woman in all black appearing to fill up a trolley with bomb parts on August 5 Credit: DOJ/FBI She is accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and saying “blowing non-Muslims’ brains out is beautiful”. Terrifying messages show how a terrorist recruiter asked her to take an oath to “obey”, court documents allege. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Prosecutors said Bowie, from Albany, New York, received a message from an unidentified militant on a “well-known” social media site on May 28. The user allegedly told her in Arabic that she must repeat the words: “We pledge our allegiance to the Commander of the Faithful and the Caliph of the Muslims, the Mujahid Sheikh Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, to listen and obey.” She replied: “So, I’m just saying this?” Her handler replied: “Until you join the [Islamic State].” Bowie wrote back: “Saying this means joining the [Islamic State]?” The unidentified militant replied: “Yes.” Most read in The Sun Bowie had allegedly tracked the Capitol building for weeks and was seen taking pictures from various vantage points Credit: Splitpics UK A young Bowie, pictured here in 2014 in the Central Park Rose Garden She then immediately sent an audio recording of her repeating the words, promising obedience to the leader of ISIS, according to the complaint. Bowie allegedly sent another audio file with another loyalty oath to a different suspected terrorist on another social media site two days later. Authorities said the messages showed how Bowie was “radicalised online”. The New York native allegedly started planning an attack on the Capitol in Albany in July. Bowie unknowingly hatched the plan alongside FBI informants posing as “ISIS facilitators”, cops said. FBI agents claimed to have uncovered a plot to place a homemade bomb in a DoorDash food delivery bag outside the building to “kill the senators”. Bowie, who converted to Islam five years ago and now goes by the Islamic name Aisha Saif, is accused of buying bomb materials from Home Depot. Shocking footage showed a woman in all black, including gloves and a burqa, appearing to fill up a trolley with bomb parts on August 5. Bowie allegedly plotted to blow up her state capitol, unaware she was conspiring with an FBI informant Credit: Alamy First Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III announces Bowie’s arrest Credit: Reuters In other messages, Bowie said she was inspired by a terror plot that killed one and injured 29 others at a pride parade in Berlin. She allegedly wrote: “You look at this brother in, what is it? Germany? He did a great thing, but only one person died. When he rammed into the crowd of the people. Bowie told an informant that she had been a little girl “waving the American flag” following 9/11 to owning stickers celebrating the fallen towers, according to the FBI. She was kicked off one social media platform for writing: “Praise be to Allah for September 11th,” police said. Bowie was arrested on Wednesday after agents handed her a fake gun and fake detonator, the FBI said. She allegedly planned to flee to Syria after the planned attack. Bowie offered a partial confession during her interview with FBI agents, according to the complaint. The woman allegedly said: “There’s no helping me, you guys know enough, there’s no helping me, I’m going to prison for the rest of my life. “Material support is up to 20 years in prison, I already Googled it before, I know I’m going to jail.” FBI Special Agent in Charge Albany Field Office Craig L. Tremaroli said after the arrest: “Ms. Bowie didn’t just want to kill lawmakers; she wanted a complete destruction of our government.”