
Texas officials say all hostages safe, out of Colleyville synagogue; Muslim hostage-taker dead
Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted about 9:35 p.m. that all hostages are safe and out of a Colleyville synagogue after a loud bang and gunfire were heard.
U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne told a Star-Telegram reporter in a text and the hostage-taker is dead.
A loud bang followed by what sounded like gunfire was heard about 9:12 p.m. Saturday outside the Colleyville synagogue where a hostage situation has been ongoing for hours. This developing story will be updated.
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BREAKING: Local reporters @ByJamesHartley and @JessikaHarkay describe what they heard on the Facebook livestream from inside the synagogue where a hostage situation remains ongoing in Colleyville, TX. pic.twitter.com/hEOQApTOeN
— Yasmin Vossoughian Reports (@YasminMSNBC) January 15, 2022
Terror strikes Synagogue, Man holds Rabbi hostage.#TexasHostageCrisis
I am closely monitoring the hostage situation taking place in Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas: Naftali Bennett, Israel PM
Join the broadcast with @toyasingh pic.twitter.com/gzRSM8kw79
— News18 (@CNNnews18) January 16, 2022
1 hostage released from Colleyville synagogue; rabbi among 3 still held inside; negotiations continue
Authorities northeast of Fort Worth were negotiating with a man Saturday who apparently took people hostage at a Colleyville synagogue during services. The FBI and Texas Department of Public
Safety are at the scene, CNN reported, quoting a Colleyville police sergeant who said no injuries have been reported.
The service was being livestreamed on Facebook, and the live recording, which has since been taken down, captured muffled audio of what sounded like negotiations with police.
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More… ‘If anyone tries to enter this building … everyone will die’: Officials negotiating with man holding hostages at Texas synagogue
Update – 1 hostage released from Colleyville synagogue; rabbi among 3 still held inside; negotiations continue
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Background – ‘Free Aafia Siddiqui,’ the terrorist?
Siddiqui had been arrested by the Afghani police and found to be carrying two pounds of sodium cyanide, a flash drive containing WMD manuals, handwritten notes describing New York City landmarks and instructions on how to shoot down drones.
An attorney who represents the actual brother of Aafia Siddiqui told ABC News his client has been fielding calls from law enforcement and assuring them he is not involved in the hostage taking and has been trying to free his sister through peaceful means
— Aaron Katersky (@AaronKatersky) January 15, 2022
