3 Colorado girls are intercepted on their way to the Middle East , allegedly to join ISIS . Their families alerted authorities , who were able to find them in Frankfurt airport . They have been charged with terrorism offenses and will be tried as adults. Her family sought to dissuade her from seeking to join jihadists in Syria , but their efforts failed and she was arrested on April 8 at Denver International Airport on her way to Syria . Families often spot signs of radicalization and alert officials . More terrorism plots disrupted by families than by controversial NSA surveillance .
3 Colorado girls are intercepted on their way to the Middle East , allegedly to join ISIS . Their families alerted authorities , who were able to find them in Frankfurt airport . They have been charged with terrorism offenses and will be tried as adults. Families often spot signs of radicalization and alert officials . More terrorism plots disrupted by families than by controversial NSA surveillance .