'Suicide bomb plot' girls arrested by FBI

Two teenage girls from Bangladesh and Guinea were arrested on charges of immigration violations after the FBI claimed that they planned to become suicide bombers and posed a threat to US security, according to a report.

The two girls, both 16 and living in New York City, were arrested on March 24 and were being held in a family detention centre in Leesport, Pennsylvania, The New York Times reported, quoting a government document provided by a federal agent.