UK Counter Terrorism Police for Greater Manchester announced on Sunday the detention of two teenagers in connection with the hostage incident. UK authorities are continuing to scrub their systems.
intelligence community databases containing terror-related threat information shows no prior derogatory information on Akram, according to the official.īritish intelligence officials have advised their US counterparts that a preliminary review of their databases similarly show no derogatory information about Akram, the source said. Therefore, Akram cleared vetting prior to his arrival, which would have been checked against classified and unclassified information available at the time.Īkram was not on a US government watchlist, the law enforcement source said.Ī review conducted thus far of U.S. He arrived legally in December, a separate federal law enforcement source told CNN. When I was 5, I found a bomb in my synagogueĪkram arrived in the United States approximately five weeks ago, landing at New York’s JFK Airport, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told CNN. “I don’t– we don’t have I don’t think there is sufficient information to know about why he targeted that synagogue, why he insisted on the release of someone who’s been in prison for over 10 years, why he was engaged, why he was using an anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli comments,” Biden told reporters. President Joe Biden told reporters Sunday authorities “just don’t have enough facts” to speculate why a man targeted a Colleyville, Texas synagogue, taking four hostages Saturday, calling the standoff “an act of terror.” “I encourage all Jewish congregations, religious groups, schools, and others to participate in active-shooter and security courses.” “Without the instruction we received, we would not have been prepared to act and flee when the situation presented itself,” Cytron-Walker said. In a statement to CNN, Cytron-Walker described the ordeal as a “traumatic experience.” He said that he and the other hostages are alive today due to the multiple security courses his congregation has taken over the years. One hostage, a man, was released unharmed around 5 p.m., Colleyville Police Sgt. Law enforcement officials told CNN they reviewed the stream and used it to gather clues on the incident and the individuals involved.įour people, including Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, were initially taken hostage. The livestream appeared to capture part of the incident before it was removed. The resolution came more than 10 hours after a suspect entered the Congregation Beth Israel as the synagogue was livestreaming its Sabbath morning service on Facebook. Greg Abbott tweeted about 20 minutes after a large bang and gunfire were heard in the direction of the synagogue. All hostages are out alive and safe,” Gov. Crime scene investigators at the Beth Israel Congregation in Colleyville, Texas – about 15 miles from Fort Worth – recovered one firearm they believe belonged to Akram, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives told CNN.
The FBI on Sunday identified Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British national, as the man who held four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in an hours-long standoff Saturday before a rescue team entered the building and killed the suspect.Īn FBI Hostage Rescue Team killed Akram after the hostages were released around 9 p.m.
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