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Arizona woman accused of trying to join Al-Qaeda, arrested at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport PHOENIX - An Arizona woman was arrested for attempting to provide material support to the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, the FBI said.According to a news release, Jill Marie Jones was arrested on July 22 after she was communicating with two undercover FBI agents, one of whom she believed to be a member of Al-Qaeda.Jones allegedly agreed to send money to purchase scopes for rifles that would be used by Al-Qaeda to kill American soldiers. In May, Jones gave the undercover agent $500 on a prepaid gift card.Jones then purchased airline tickets to fly overseas to join Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan but changed her flight to Turkey due to airport closures.