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Woman in court over alleged membership of Islamic State

A 32-year-old woman will appear in court in Sydney this morning after being charged on her arrival back in Australia last night with being a member of Islamic State.

Janai Safar was part of a group of 13 women and children who arrived back in separate flights – one into Sydney and one into Melbourne – last night.

She was escorted off the plane by police officers and later charged with entering, or remaining in, declared areas, and being a member of a terrorist organisation, Australian federal police said on Thursday night.

Both offences carry a maximum penalty of up to 10 years’ imprisonment.

Two other women from the group – Kawsar Abbas, 53, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31 – were arrested by officers from the Victorian joint counter-terrorism team at Melbourne airport.…