FBI adds woman to its most wanted terrorists list

Source : LBCI News

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) added on Friday a woman to its most wanted terrorist list making her the first woman to be mentioned on the bureau's list of terrorists.

This step comes 40 years after the wanted woman was convicted of killing a police officer.

Joanne Chesimard was a member in the Black Panther Party and member of the Black Liberation Army, one of the most violent armed organisations witnessed in the United States in the 1970's.

The organization claimed responsibility of killing several police officers.

Chesimard was convicted of killing police officer Werner Foerster and sentenced to prison. However, she managed to escape in 1979 with the help of terrorist groups.

The FBI is offering rewards totalling $US2 million for the capture of Chesimard, who now is known by the name of Assata Shakur and is believed to be living in Cuba.