Texas synagogue hostage situation sparks reaction from public officials

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Public officials around the globe are reacting after news broke of a man reportedly holding four people hostage inside a North Texas synagogue.

inside a North Texas synagogue, a situation which is sparking state, national and international reactions.Saturday afternoon that SWAT operations were being conducted at the address of Congregation Beth Israel in the 6100 block of Pleasant Run Road. The AP reports that at least four hostages were believed to be inside the synagogue, one of them the synagogue's rabbi, according to two law enforcement officials.

This situation has garnered national and international attention, with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett taking to Twitter to say he is monitoring and praying for the hostages and rescuers.that he "[knows] the Rabbi and his wife Adena very well" and is also monitoring the situation unfolding. Veasey's district in North Texas is just south of Colleyville.

According to the director of public affairs for the Department of Justice, US Attorney General Merrick Garland has also been briefed on the ongoing situation in Colleyville. said that he has also been briefed on the situation by the Department of Homeland Security Secretary.

 

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Not one mention of this man being an Islamic extremist…I guess that does not fit the narrative..

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