Ongoing synagogue hostage crisis in Dallas/Ft. Worth - FBI negotiating with hostage taker

By artappraiser on Sat, 01/15/2022 - 6:53pm |

We've updated our story about the Fort Worth synagogue hostage crisis here https://t.co/x9NLNgBVAg

The latest: Talks are reportedly underway with the attacker. And he reportedly demanded the release of a woman convicted of terrorism who made antisemitic outbursts at her trial
— JTA | Jewish news (@JTAnews) January 15, 2022

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https://www.jta.org/2022/01/15/united-states/breaking-hostage-situation-at-texas-synagogue

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hard agree with this:

The moral callousness of worrying that a violent incident, in a developing situation with lives at stake, fit into whatever narrative keeps your groove on, rather than, you know, the actual hostages themselves. https://t.co/1LGNGzXl2b
— Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) (@antoniogm) January 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/15/2022 - 8:23pm

All hostages out

https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/texas-synagogue-hostage-situation/i...

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 01/15/2022 - 11:06pm

thread:

1. Please be cautious about what you share in the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue hostage situation in Colleyville, Texas.

Misinformation has been circulating for hours misidentifying the hostage-taker as Muhammad Siddiqui, brother of Aafia Siddiqui.https://t.co/mdkLQ216SD
— Keiko (@keikoinboston) January 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/15/2022 - 11:26pm

Police abuse to investigate?

The suspect in the hostage situation at a Texas synagogue is dead, local police confirmed at a news conferencehttps://t.co/xqjDW4c6wi
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 16, 2022

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 01/16/2022 - 10:17am

BREAKING: The FBI has identified the hostage-taker in Saturday’s standoff at Colleyville synagogue as Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British citizen. https://t.co/gpnmx62wo4
— Fort Worth Star-Telegram (@startelegram) January 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 01/16/2022 - 5:29pm

Freeing Siddiqui, an American-educated neuroscientist turned attempted jihadist murderer, was one of the hostage taker's demands in the Texas synagogue attack.

The long jihadist-extremist quest to free Aafia Siddiqui - analysishttps://t.co/JA1swtCJe6
— Leila ليلى‎ (@Leila38_) January 17, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 2:02am

"mental heath issues" but no trouble finding guns soon after he landed...

On Sunday, President Biden said it was believed that Akram had “got the weapons on the street,” adding that he bought them after he landed in New York City.

The president said Akram is also believed to have “spent the first night in a homeless shelter.”https://t.co/c7KICajZLx
— Jason Curtis Anderson (@JCAndersonNYC) January 17, 2022

as "Dragonfly" sez:

Thank God homeless people can buy guns on the street.

After all, America is the land of opportunity.
— Dragonfly (@UltraVerified) January 17, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 7:46pm

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