Colleyville Synagogue | Hostage-taker Killed By FBI Was British
Colleyville Synagogue | Hostage-taker Killed Was British
Emergency responders are seen near a synagogue where a man has reportedly taken people hostage at a synagogue during services that were being streamed live, in Colleyville, Texas, U.S. January 15, 2022. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber
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The suspect killed after taking four hostages at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Saturday was reportedly British.
The man began a standoff with police after disrupting a religious service at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan are, and taking hostages including the rabbi. He released one hostage unharmed after six hours.
More than 10 hours after the siege began, members of the FBI’s hostage rescue team stormed the synagogue to free the three remaining hostages. They were said to be “alive and well” after the siege had been brought to an end.
The hostage-taker was heard ranting in what appeared to be a British accent on the synagogue’s livestream and demanding the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist suspected of having ties to al Qaeda.
The hostage-taker who was shot dead after a stand-off at a synagogue in Texas was British.
The incident happened at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville on Saturday.
The man could be heard ranting, in what appeared to be a British accent, on a livestream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill US army officers in Afghanistan.
One hostage who had been held was released during the hours-long stand-off and three others got out at about 9pm local time when an FBI Swat team entered the building, authorities said.
The hostage-taker was killed and the FBI said a team would investigate “the shooting incident”.
A spokesman for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said on Sunday:
“We are aware of the death of a British man in Texas and are in contact with the local authorities.”
FBI special agent in charge Matt DeSarno said they have been in contact with their legal attache offices in London and Israel.
He told reporters: “Our investigation will have global reach. We have been in contact already with multiple FBI legats to include Tel Aviv and London.”
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