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Gardaí believe a Pennsylvania woman arrested in the US travelled to Ireland last year to recruit people for a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist.

Colleen R LaRose, who also went by the pseudonym of 'Fatima LaRose' and 'Jihad Jane', has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder overseas, conspiracy to provide support to terrorists, making false statements and attempted identity theft.