Man Takes Hostages at Colleyville Synagogue, Demands Prisoner Be Freed; 1 Released

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A man has taken a rabbi and at least three other people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville Saturday in a reported attempt to free a Pakistani woman with ties to al-Qaeda, leading to a standoff with law enforcement, authorities say.

“To our understanding, there is a single man … he is very concerned about a female that was [to be] incarcerated for 85 years on a significant list of terroristic charges. His objective, what he has said, is to work to free that person," Gernsbacher said."I’ve spoken with many people in Israel and our community is heartsick over what we’re seeing here today and can only hope this ends peacefully.

During interrogation at an Afghan base, prosecutors said Siddiqui grabbed a rifle and fired shots at US soldiers and federal agents. An FBI agent and a US soldier were injured in the incident. Victoria Francis told The Associated Press that she watched about an hour of the live stream before it cut out. She said she heard the man rant against America and claim he had a bomb.

 

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Apparently? It was streamed on a Facebook live. Can we please stop tippy toeing around criminals and calling heinous crimes exactly what they are?

Apparently?

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