Texas's Governor tweets that all hostages are safe after a stand-off inside a Dallas-area synagogue.
Texas's Governor has tweeted that all hostages are safe after a stand-off inside a Dallas-area synagogue.The hostage-taker was heard demanding the release a Pakistani neuroscientist suspected of terrorism linksA man had taken hostages during Saturday services at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue where he was heard ranting in a livestream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill US army officers in Afghanistan.
The Colleyville Police Department said one hostage was released uninjured shortly after 5pm on Saturday, local time.Authorities were still trying to discern a precise motive for the attack. The officials said investigators have not positively identified the man and cautioned that the information was based on a preliminary investigation as the situation was still rapidly developing.
Multiple people heard the hostage-taker refer to Siddiqui as his "sister" on the livestream, but Faizan Syed, the executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations in Dallas Fort-Worth Texas, told The Associated Press that Siddiqui's brother, Mohammad Siddiqui, was not involved.Texas resident Victoria Francis told the AP that she watched about an hour of the livestream before it cut out."He was just all over the map," Ms Francis said.
"This is unlike anything we've ever experienced. You know, it's a small town and it's a small congregation," Ms Eisen said. Protests have been held in Pakistan for the release of Aafia Siddiqui, who is federal prison for having links to al-Qaida.
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