(Reuters) - A Pennsylvania woman who called herself "Jihad Jane" pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to kill in a foreign country.
Colleen LaRose appeared in federal court in Philadelphia accused of plotting with others over the Internet to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed in a way that was offensive to Muslims, and of wanting to become a martyr to Islam.
LaRose, 46, from Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, has been in custody since October. A grand jury indictment against her, unsealed on March 9, says she recruited men online to wage "violent jihad" or holy war, in South Asia and Europe.
Diminutive LaRose appeared in court shackled at the ankles and wearing in green prison overalls, with her blond hair in braids. She replied "not guilty" when asked to plead after being read the charges by a court official, but otherwise made no comment during the brief proceeding...
