Category: Texas synagogue

UK Police Arrest 2 Men Over Texas Synagogue Hostage Incident

Two men have been arrested in the English city of Manchester as part of the investigation into the hostage-taking incident at a Texas synagogue involving British national Malik Faisal Akram, British police said on Wednesday. Akram, 44, originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead when FBI officers rushed into Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in…


Texas Hostages Escaped Synagogue as FBI SWAT Team Rushed In

COLLEYVILLE, Texas—In the final moments of a 10-hour standoff with a gunman at a Texas synagogue, the remaining hostages and officials trying to negotiate their release took “near simultaneous plans of action,” with the hostages escaping as an FBI tactical team moved in, an official said Friday. “I think we both kind of realized around…


2 Men Arrested in England Over Texas Synagogue Hostage Incident

UK police have arrested two men in Birmingham and Manchester as part of the investigation into the hostage-taking incident at a Texas synagogue by British hostage-taker Malik Faisal Akram. Akram, 44, originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead when FBI officers rushed into Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 15, following…


Why Is the FBI Targeting Law-and-Order Americans? What Enabled the FBI’s Sweeping Surveillance Powers?

In the wake of the 9/11 attack, the FBI saw its power—and budget—expand. And yet the recent hostage situation in a Texas synagogue is the latest in a long line of FBI failures to stop Islamic terror attacks. After all, the Bureau’s mission is to keep Americans safe from terrorists and hostile foreign agents. Instead,…


FBI Identifies Texas Synagogue Hostage Taker as British National Malik Faisal Akram

The FBI has identified the the man who took hostages at a Texas synagogue on Jan. 15 and was shot dead after an hours-long standoff as British national Malik Faisal Akram. Akram was shot and killed when an FBI SWAT team stormed the building of the Congregation Beth Israel near Fort Worth, Texas, at around…