Hostages held by a man at a Texas synagogue are out safe and the suspect is dead, according to police
Authorities say a man apparently took hostages Saturday during services at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas. One hostage has been released, but the hostage-taker is calling for the release of Aafia SiddiquiHostages taken Saturday by a man inside a Texas synagogue are safe, officials confirmed.
Local law enforcement and FBI crisis negotiators responded to Congregation Beth Israel Saturday morning. Negotiators communicated with the suspect, who initially took four hostages, though one man was later released uninjured, according to the Colleyville Police Department. Sarason said Saturday's threat at Congregation Beth Israel made him recall other threats made against Jewish houses of worship in recent years.
UPDATE 1/15/22, 1:20 PM The situation at the 6100 block of Pleasant Run Road posted about earlier remains ongoing. We ask that you continue to avoid the area. We will continue to provide updates via social media.Saturday morning's service was livestreamed on Facebook prior to the hostage situation. The livestream captured audio of a voice yelling inside the synagogue. Video captured by the livestream didn't appear to show what was going on off-camera.
Other notes in Siddiqui's possession referred to the construction of"dirty bombs," and discussed various ways to attack"enemies," including by destroying reconnaissance drones, using underwater bombs, and deploying gliders, according to federal prosecutors.
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