Australian woman charged over links to Islamic State

A 22-year-old woman from Adelaide in South Australia has been charged with being a member of the extremist group Islamic State, police said on Tuesday. 
The police said she had cultivated relationships with other Islamic State members online and that she had pledged her allegiance to the group.
She was arrested on Tuesday, after an investigation by counter terrorism police, at her house in Adelaide's western suburbs.
"The arrest today highlights the global nature of terrorism and the importance of community vigilance," Ian McCartney, assistant police commissioner for counter terrorism, told reporters in Adelaide.
The charge she is facing does not relate to planning a terrorist attack, police said. They also stated that there was no known link between her and the explosions on Monday night in Manchester in Britain.
The woman, an Australian citizen, came from Somalia as a teenager, according to local media.
McCartney said on Tuesday that the ages of those who seek to identify with the Islamic State group continues to be alarming for law enforcement officials.
"It is concerning that people so young remain susceptible to extremist ideologies and are willing to engage in criminal activities that attract significant penalties," he said.