Hostages freed in Texas synagogue standoff, suspect dead

COREYVILLE, United States –

That was more than 10 hours after police were alerted to the emergency at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, about 25 miles west of Dallas.ABC News reported that the hostage-taker was armed and had claimed to have bombs in unknown locations. That was not confirmed by police although Miller said that “bomb techs are clearing the scene.”

The FBI special agent did not confirm the suspect’s demands, but said they were “focused on one issue that was not specifically threatening to the Jewish community” — and that he did not believe there was an ongoing threat. DeSarno said police negotiators “had a high frequency and duration of contact with” the hostage-taker.

She said the congregation was a “tight” community, and the rabbi in particular was “the best human I think anyone could ever meet.”“Cases of anti-Semitism have risen lately, but since Jews were first walking the Earth, we have been persecuted,” she said.

Unharmed? what do you mean 'unharmed' --it will take them a lifetime to heal the emotional wounds, they may never get their sense of security back.

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