Pakistani woman arrested on federal charges

NEW YORK (CNN) - A Pakistani scientist accused of shooting at U.S. officers while in Afghan custody last month has been extradited to the United States and is scheduled to appear on Tuesday before a U.S. magistrate judge in New York.

Aafia Siddiqui - who had been sought by the FBI for several years regarding terrorism - faces federal charges of attempted murder and assault of U.S. officer and employees, federal authorities said.

Authorities say that on July 18, Siddiqui shot at two FBI special agents, a U.S. Army warrant officer, an Army captain and military interpreters who unknowingly entered a room where she was being held unsecured at an Afghan facility. Siddiqui was behind a curtain and shot at the personnel with an officer's rifle, officials said.