Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Man takes hostages at synagogue, demands prisoner be freed | AP News APNEWS.COM COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man took hostages Saturday during services at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting in a livestream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Quote A man took hostages Saturday during services at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting in a livestream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Army officers in Afghanistan. At least four hostages were initially believed to be inside the synagogue, according to three law enforcement officials who were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation and who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. The synagogue’s rabbi was believed to be among the hostages, one of the officials said. One of the officials said the man claimed to be armed but authorities had not confirmed whether he is. The Colleyville Police Department said one hostage was released uninjured shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday. The man was expected to be reunited with his family and did not require medical attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Texas synagogue siege: hostage-taker shot dead by FBI believed to be British | Texas | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM FBI stormed building after man took four people including a rabbi captive during Shabbat service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 MI5 investigated Texas synagogue hostage-taker in 2020 | UK security and counter-terrorism | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM UK intelligence officers concluded Malik Faisal Akram posed no threat, which allowed him to travel to US and buy gun Quote The British man who took hostages at a Texas synagogue had been under investigation by MI5 as a possible Islamist terrorist threat as recently as 2020, Whitehall sources acknowledged on Tuesday morning. British intelligence closed the investigation, however, after officers had concluded Malik Faisal Akram from Blackburn posed no threat, and as a result he was able to freely travel to the US and purchase a gun. It is understood the investigation was “mid-level” and took place “in the second half of 2020” – but once it had ended Akram was left as a closed subject of interest on MI5’s records, and no information of concern appears to have been passed to the US authorities before the synagogue attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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