![]() ![]() When I was 5, I found a bomb in my synagogueĪkram arrived in the United States approximately five weeks ago, landing at New York’s JFK Airport, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told CNN. “I don’t– we don’t have 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 comments,” Biden told reporters. President Joe Biden told reporters Sunday authorities “just don’t have enough facts” to speculate why a man targeted a Colleyville, Texas synagogue, taking four hostages Saturday, calling the standoff “an act of terror.” “I encourage all Jewish congregations, religious groups, schools, and others to participate in active-shooter and security courses.” ![]() “Without the instruction we received, we would not have been prepared to act and flee when the situation presented itself,” Cytron-Walker said. ![]() In a statement to CNN, Cytron-Walker described the ordeal as a “traumatic experience.” He said that he and the other hostages are alive today due to the multiple security courses his congregation has taken over the years. 'Incredibly shocking and horrifying': Synagogue member speaks outĬytron-Walker said the gunman became “increasingly belligerent and threatening” in the last hour of their hostage crisis. One hostage, a man, was released unharmed around 5 p.m., Colleyville Police Sgt. The livestream appeared to capture part of the incident before it was removed.įour people, including Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, were initially taken hostage. Saturday, Colleyville Police Chief Michael Miller said. The resolution came nearly 11 hours after Akram entered the synagogue as it livestreamed its Sabbath morning service on Facebook and Zoom at around 11 a.m. Greg Abbott tweeted about 20 minutes after a large bang and gunfire were heard in the direction of the synagogue. All hostages are out alive and safe,” Gov. Crime scene investigators at the Beth Israel Congregation in Colleyville, Texas – about 15 miles from Fort Worth – recovered one firearm they believe belonged to Akram, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives told CNN. The FBI on Sunday identified Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British national, as the man who held four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in an hours-long standoff Saturday before a rescue team entered the building and killed the suspect.Īn FBI Hostage Rescue Team killed Akram after the hostages were released around 9 p.m. ![]()
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