Police were first called to the synagogue around 11 a.m. Siddiqui is in federal prison in Texas.ĭeSarno said Saturday night that the man had been identified "but we are not prepared to release his identity or confirm his identity at this time." Neighbourhood evacuatedĪ rabbi in New York City received a call from the rabbi believed to be held hostage in the synagogue to demand Siddiqui's release, a law enforcement official said. He also said he wanted to be able to speak with her, according to the officials. Law enforcement officials who were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity earlier said that the hostage-taker demanded the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist suspected of having ties to al-Qaida. It wasn't clear why the attacker chose the synagogue. Moments later, several rounds of gunfire can be heard, followed by the sound of an explosion.įBI and police spokespeople declined to answer questions about who shot the man.ĭeSarno said the hostage taker was specifically focused on an issue not directly connected to the Jewish community and there was no immediate indication that the man was part of any broader plan, but DeSarno said the agency's investigation "will have global reach." Video from Dallas TV station WFAA shows people running out a door of the synagogue, and then a man holding a gun opening the same door just seconds later, before he turns around and closes the door. The hostage taker was killed and FBI Special Agent in Charge Matt DeSarno said a team would investigate "the shooting incident." when an FBI SWAT team entered the building, authorities said. One of the four hostages held at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville - a community of about 26,000 people near Fort Worth - was released during the standoff three others got out about 9 p.m. Four hostages are safe and their captor is dead after an hours-long standoff that began when the man took over services at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting on a live stream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill U.S.
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