FBI adds woman to its most wanted terrorists list

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 of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, one of the most violent armed organizations witnessed in the United States throughout 1970's.

The organization claimed responsibility for the killing of 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.