The FBI on Sunday identified British national Malik Faisal Akram, 44, as the person who took hostages in a standoff at a Texas synagogue, apparently acting alone.
The FBI on Sunday identified British national Malik Faisal Akram, 44, as the person who took hostages in aDallas FBI chief Matthew DeSarno said the investigation involved Britain and Israel, and the assailant was focused on an issue not directly connected to the Jewish community. London’s Metropolitan Police said Akram was from the Lancashire area of northwest England and British counterterrorism police worked with U.S. authorities on the case.
"I am thankful and filled with appreciation for all of the vigils and prayers and love and support, all of the law enforcement and first responders who cared for us, all of the security training that helped save us," Cytron-Walker President Joe Biden, visiting a food pantry in Philadelphia on Sunday morning, said the hostage taker purchased weapons on the street and may have recently come to the USA, spending his first night in a homeless shelter. Akram’s immigration status and history were not immediately available.
Siddiqui was detained in 2008 by Afghan authorities along with handwritten notes that referred to a "mass casualty attack" and listed various locations in the USA, including the Empire State Building and the Brooklyn Bridge. Other notes referred to the construction of dirty bombs and reconnaissance drones, underwater bombs and gliders, according to federal prosecutors.
John Floyd, chairman of the Houston board of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said his group stood in solidarity against the "antisemitic attack against a house of worship." Floyd, a lawyer for some members of Siddiqui's family, said they strongly condemn the attack.
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