17 May 2010 - 19:30

A Colorado woman who converted to Islam last year was among seven people arrested in Ireland in connection with a suspected plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist, her parents said on Saturday.

According to Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), A Colorado woman who converted to Islam last year was among seven people arrested in Ireland in connection with a suspected plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist, her parents said on Saturday.

The arrest of Jamie Paulin Ramirez, a 31-year-old mother, confirmed by a U.S. law enforcement source who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, marks the second American woman linked to such a conspiracy in recent days.

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it has charged Colleen LaRose, a suburban Philadelphia woman who used the online pseudonyms "Fatima LaRose" and "JihadJane," with plotting to kill an unnamed Swedish man and using the Internet to enlist co-conspirators.

Separately, Irish police said on Tuesday they had detained seven individuals as part of an investigation into a plot to assassinate cartoonist Lars Vilks of Sweden in retaliation for a drawing that depicted the Prophet of Islam with ..... .

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