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The man who took hostages at a Texas synagogue on Saturday and died after a stand-off with police was 44-year-old British citizen Malik Faisal Akram, the FBI said in a statement on Sunday.
There was "no indication" that other individuals were involved in the incident, the bureau added.
The 10-hour standoff in the city of Colleyville, just outside of Fort Worth, ended when a hostage rescue team breached the synagogue and saved the three hostages. One other hostage had been freed earlier.
Akram died on the scene, though the FBI did not say how.
The synagogue's rabbi, Charlie Cytron-Walker, credited security trainings for helping him and the other hostages survive the encounter.
"Over the years, my congregation and I have participated in multiple security courses from the Colleyville Police Department, the FBI, the Anti-Defamation League, and Secure Community Network. We are alive today because of that education," said Cytron-Walker in a statement.
"I encourage all Jewish congregations, religious groups, schools, and others to participate in active-shooter and security courses."
FBI identifies the British man it says took hostages at a Texas synagogue : NPR
A couple of points:
1. Lucky they were in Texas, otherwise the Rabbi would be in jail.
2. Why weren't the feds aware? Were they defunded?
There was "no indication" that other individuals were involved in the incident, the bureau added.
The 10-hour standoff in the city of Colleyville, just outside of Fort Worth, ended when a hostage rescue team breached the synagogue and saved the three hostages. One other hostage had been freed earlier.
Akram died on the scene, though the FBI did not say how.
The synagogue's rabbi, Charlie Cytron-Walker, credited security trainings for helping him and the other hostages survive the encounter.
"Over the years, my congregation and I have participated in multiple security courses from the Colleyville Police Department, the FBI, the Anti-Defamation League, and Secure Community Network. We are alive today because of that education," said Cytron-Walker in a statement.
"I encourage all Jewish congregations, religious groups, schools, and others to participate in active-shooter and security courses."
FBI identifies the British man it says took hostages at a Texas synagogue : NPR
A couple of points:
1. Lucky they were in Texas, otherwise the Rabbi would be in jail.
2. Why weren't the feds aware? Were they defunded?
