Hostages held at Texas synagogue; Pres. Biden's statement on the situation
The suspect who held hostages in Colleyville, TX synagogue on Saturday is dead. All hostages including the rabbi were safely released after he interrupted a live stream of a sabbath service Saturday The FBI is investigating the situation as a possible terror plot. It transpired at Congregation Beth Israel, a Reform synagogue in the city of Colleyville, about 30 miles northwest of Dallas. Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British national had released the hostages before the FBI hostage rescue team killed him. Akram had only been in the U.S. for 5 weeks. He was seeking the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist who is currently serving an 86-year prison term in the US, law enforcement officials told local media. " I don't think there is sufficient information to know about why he targeted that synagogue, why he insisted on the release of someone who's been in prison for over 10 years, why he was engaged, why he was using an anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli co...