FBI stormed building after man took four people including a rabbi captive during Shabbat service
A man who was shot dead by FBI officers after taking four people hostageThe man began a standoff with police after disrupting a religious service at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan are, and taking hostages including the rabbi. He released one hostage unharmed after six hours.
On Sunday, a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson said: “We are aware of the death of a British man in Texas and are in contact with the local authorities.” Multiple people heard the hostage-taker refer to Siddiqui as his “sister” on the livestream, but John Floyd, board chair for the Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations – the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group – said Siddiqui’s brother, Mohammad Siddiqui, was not involved.
The man could be heard saying repeatedly he did not want to see anyone hurt and that he believed he was going to die, theIn a statement issued on Saturday evening, US president Joe Biden praised the “courageous work” of law enforcement officials who responded to the scene and took part in the rescue. The White House sent “love and strength” to the synagogue’s worshippers and to members of the Jewish community.
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