Posted on 01/16/2022 10:47:57 AM PST by karpov
The man who took four hostages at a synagogue in Texas on Saturday is a 44 year-old British citizen, the FBI said Sunday.
In a statement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation identified the man as Malik Faisal Akram. Mr. Akram died late Saturday after a standoff that lasted more than 10 hours in the Dallas suburb of Colleyville. Officials didn’t say how he died.
An elite FBI rescue team that flew in from Quantico, Va., stormed the synagogue and freed three of the hostages, authorities said. One hostage was released earlier, and none were harmed.
A law-enforcement official with knowledge of the situation said Mr. Akram is believed to have flown from Britain to the U.S. in recent days. The official said investigators believe Mr. Akram used a handgun in the standoff, and they are working to figure out how and where he purchased it.
FBI agents are continuing to sift through evidence at the synagogue.
Matt DeSarno, special agent in charge for the FBI’s Dallas Field Office, said in the statement from the bureau that there is no evidence that any other individuals are involved. He also said the FBI’S North Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force is involved in the investigation.
The U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it was aware of the death of a British man in Texas and is in contact with the local authorities.
Mr. DeSarno said Saturday that Mr. Akram “was singularly focused on one issue, and it wasn’t specifically related to the Jewish community.”
Mr. Akram claimed to law enforcement that he was the brother of a Pakistani woman convicted in 2010 of trying to kill U.S. Army soldiers, according to another law-enforcement official with knowledge of the case.
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If a man takes hostages at a synagogue, his actions are "specifically related to the Jewish community". Otherwise there are lots more churches than synagogues to target in Texas, although church worshippers may be armed more often.
So white supremacist terrorists can now be from England!!! Jeeez, this is spreading.
I smell bull plop.
Why was the FBI involved.
Why do they not need to say how he died.
Blimey!
This one has FIB setup written all over it. They needed some positive PR.
Agree. The only randomness in this Islamic terrorist’s choice was which synagogue to terrorize.
I wonder, swa one of the ‘hostages’ a Crav MAga trainee?
He picked the wrong state to f-around.
Clearly a White Supremacist, motivated by Trump’s racism. Oh yeah, that narrative doesn’t quite fit the facts, nothing to see here.
wonder why the fbi wanted this one dead..........And this British citizenship cr**. He’s a MUZZIE!
How did he get a gun?
At the very least...it has Obama running the show....just like he ran the Boston Bombers...and the Hasan murders on a base.
Did a Texas police or FBI sniper kill him?
The FBI was involved because the crime couldn’t have happened without them.
What?! And the fact that he took hostages at a synagogue as opposed to the First Baptist Church denotes what then?!
“FBI agents are continuing to sift through evidence at the synagogue.”
Destroying all evidence of their involvement with Akram.
Probably fbi. Sounds like their plans to exploit this went south.
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