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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12973545" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="malik-faisal-akram" source="Orion">Malik Faisal Akram</keyword> took four people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, over the weekend.</li><li>Akram, now deceased, was banned from a UK court in 2001 for ranting about 9/11, per the <a href="https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6008324.menace-banned-court/">Lancashire Telegraph.</a></li></ul>Malik Faisal Akram – identified by the FBI as the terrorist who took four people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, over the weekend – was banned from a UK court 20 years earlier, according to the <a href="https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6008324.menace-banned-court/">Lancashire Telegraph.</a>Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, Akram was allegedly "threatening and abusive" towards court staff at a court in Lancashire county, according to a letter from the court. Akram had no business at Blackburn magistrates court at the time, and had previously been warned for his verbally abusive behavior in May."Once again you were threatening and abusive towards court staff," deputy justice clerk Peter Wells wrote in a letter published by the Telegraph. "In a clear reference to the the terrorist attack on New York the previous day you said on more than one occasion to one of my court ushers 'you should have been on the ******* plane.' This caused a great deal of distress to an individual who was simply doing his job and should not be subjected to your foul abuse."The Blackburn magistrates court issued an exclusion order for his behavior, which reportedly had only been used once at the court in the 25 years before the 2001 incident. The penalty for showing up in court without reason or abusing staff is detention with potential of a custodial sentence and a £2,500 fine, which would have been about $3,600 at the time.Akram, who died during an hours-long standoff with authorities, was "suffering from mental health issues," according to statement by his brother Gulbar, which was shared by the Blackburn Muslim Community in its Facebook group."We would like to say that we as a family do not condone any of his actions and would like to sincerely apologize wholeheartedly to all the victims involved in the unfortunate incident," Gulbar Akram wrote in the Facebook comment, which appears to have been deleted. "Sitting in the incident room all night at Greenbank until the early hours liaising with Faisal, the negotiators, FBI etc[.] And although my brother was suffering from mental health issues we were confident that he would not harm the hostages."All four hostages were released, unharmed. During the standoff, Malik Faisal Akram demanded the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani, American-educated neuroscientist serving an 86-year sentence after being convicted of attempting to murder a US soldier in 2010, according to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/armed-man-takes-hostages-texas-synagogue-source/story?id=82285896">ABC News.</a>Authorities have not confirmed Akram's demands. A lawyer for Siddiqui's brother has <a href="https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-houston-and-free-dr-aafia-movement-condemn-hostage-taking-at-texas-synagogue-family-attorney-says-brother-of-aafia-siddiqui-is-not-the-perpetrator/">stated</a> that the family has no connection to Akram or the incident in Colleyville.

Texas synagogue hostage-taker was banned from UK court for reportedly telling staff he wished they had died in the 9/11 attacks

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A British national took four people <keyword id="12281884" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hostage" source="Orion">hostage</keyword> in a <keyword id="11896956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="texas" source="Orion">Texas</keyword> synagogue and was killed by law enforcement.</li><li>Malik Faisal Akram's brother said US immigration should never have let him enter the country.</li></ul>The brother of a British national who took four people hostage in a Texas synagogue on Saturday said the US should never have let him into the country in the first place.Malik Faisal Akram was killed after an hourslong standoff in Colleyville, Texas, <a href="https://www.insider.com/man-reportedly-takes-texs-synagogue-hostage-report-2022-1">law enforcement said, adding that the hostages were safe</a>. The FBI later designated the hostage situation a "terrorism-related matter."His brother, Gulbar Akram, <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/texas-synagogue-siege-british-man-who-took-four-hostage-in-texas-was-on-call-with-his-children-when-he-was-shot-dead-12518516">told Sky News</a> that his brother that immigration should not have let him enter the US in the first place. Malik Faisal Akram had entered the US via New York's JFK International Airport two weeks ago, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60019251">the BBC reported</a>.Gulbar Akram said his brother "should never have been able to get through immigration.""Someone helped him. He shouldn't have been able to board a plane without any stringent checks."He made similar comments to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/17/world/europe/texas-synagogue-hostage-taker-family.html">The New York Times</a>, saying his brother was known to the UK's counterterrorism police."How had he gotten into America?" he said. "Why was he granted a visa? How did he land at J.F.K. airport and not get stopped for one second?"He also told The Times that it was common knowledge that his brother had "mental health issues," but did not give more details.Malik Faisal Akram was investigated by MI5, the UK's domestic-security service, in 2020, but it determined that he was no longer a risk by the time he traveled to the US, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60038207">the BBC</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Fhamiltontimes/status/1483394529575243777">The Times of London's Fiona Hamilton</a> reported Tuesday.Gulbar, who is in the UK, told The Times that he spoke with his brother on the phone during the standoff, and that he tried to convince his brother out of the situation.

Brother of Texas synagogue hostage-taker said the US should never have let him into the country in the first place

<ul class="summary-list"><li>US authorities killed a British man who took four people <keyword id="12281884" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hostage" source="Orion">hostage</keyword> at a <keyword id="11896956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="texas" source="Orion">Texas</keyword> synagogue on Saturday.</li><li>Malik Faisal Akram's brother said he was shot dead while he was on the phone with his children.</li></ul>The man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue on Saturday was shot dead while he was on the phone with his children, his brother said.Malik Faisal Akram, a British national, was killed after an hourslong standoff at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, and the hostages were safely released, <a href="https://www.insider.com/man-reportedly-takes-texs-synagogue-hostage-report-2022-1">law enforcement said</a>. The FBI later designated the hostage situation a "terrorism-related matter."His brother, Gulbar Akram, <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/texas-synagogue-siege-british-man-who-took-four-hostage-in-texas-was-on-call-with-his-children-when-he-was-shot-dead-12518516">told Sky News</a> that the two of them spoke on the phone during the siege, and that Malik was on the phone with his children when he was killed by authorities."Why did they have to kill him? They didn't need to do that," Gulbar said.Gulbar <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/17/world/europe/texas-synagogue-hostage-taker-family.html">told The New York Times</a> that he was on the phone with his brother while he was "in the incident room with terrorism police," and that the call lasted around 10 minutes.Gulbar told Sky <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">News</keyword> his brother never intended on killing anyone, was lying when he said he was armed, and that he had ultimately gone there to die.He noted that his brother <a href="https://www.insider.com/texas-synagogue-hostage-taker-demanded-release-of-lady-al-qaeda-2022-1">had asked for Aafia Siddiqui</a> — a convicted terrorist often called "Lady Al Qaeda" — who is currently serving an 86-year sentence in a Texas federal prison.Gulbar said his brother said: "I'll release these Jewish guys, I just want them to bring Aafia Siddiqui over here. I want them to bring her here and I'll release these guys."Gulbar told Sky News: "I went into a shock, my mind was blown. I knew at that point — my brother has no chance.""He was telling me 'I've come to die'.""I tried to convince him, said think about your kids, your mum, and dad. But his mind was made up. He wanted her [Siddiqui] released," he said.Gulbar also implied his brother should never have been able to come to the US.Malik "should never have been able to get through immigration," Gulbar told Sky News. "Someone helped him. He shouldn't have been able to board a plane without any stringent checks."

The Texas synagogue hostage-taker was on the phone with his kids when he was shot dead, brother says

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="60973" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="biden" source="Orion">Biden</keyword> said the man who took four people hostage at a <keyword id="11896956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="texas" source="Orion">Texas</keyword> <keyword id="12966695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="synagogue" source="Orion">synagogue</keyword> bought his gun off the street. </li><li>The FBI identified the suspect as <a href="https://www.insider.com/texas-synagogue-suspect-who-was-killed-identified-by-fbi-2022-1">44-year-old British national, Malik Faisal Akram.</a></li></ul>President Joe Biden said the man who took <a href="https://www.insider.com/man-reportedly-takes-texs-synagogue-hostage-report-2022-1">four people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas</a>, on Saturday purchased his gun on the street. The FBI identified the suspect in the Congregation Beth Israel hostage situation as <a href="https://www.insider.com/texas-synagogue-suspect-who-was-killed-identified-by-fbi-2022-1">44-year-old British national Malik Faisal Akram.</a>In a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/01/16/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-hostage-situation-at-congregation-beth-israel-in-colleyville-texas/">press statement</a>, Biden said Akram had been in the US for only a few weeks and had spent his first night in a homeless shelter. Biden said he doesn't have all the details yet but speculated that Akram might have "purchased it from an individual in a homeless shelter or a homeless community," because that's where he said he was. "It's hard to tell. I just don't know," Biden said. While Akram alleged he had bombs, the president said there were none "that we know of."Biden added that while background checks are "critical" they don't work when someone buys a gun off the street. "But you can't stop something like this if someone is on the street buying something from somebody else on the street. Except that there's too — there's so many guns that have been sold of late; it's just ridiculous," Biden said. "And it's because of the failure of us to focus as hard as we should and as consistent as we should on gun purchases, gun sales, ghost guns, and a whole range of things that I'm trying to do."The hostage situation lasted for 11 hours. The synagogue was live-streaming a morning service via Facebook and Zoom, authorities said, when Akram entered and took the four hostages.All four were released unharmed and Akram was killed at the scene. No details about his death have been released. Biden said he did not know the specific motive behind the attack or why the specific synagogue was targetted. FBI Special Agent in Charge Matt DeSarno said that Akram was focused on an issue not linked to the Jewish community, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/texas-synagogue-hostages-e6087528c4728c418ee6872f13778b71">AP reported</a>.However, on Sunday, the FBI released a follow-up statement saying it considered the standoff a "terrorism-related matter, in which the Jewish community was targeted, and is being investigated by the Joint Terrorism Task Force.""Well, no, I don't. We don't have — I don't think there is sufficient information to know about why he targeted that synagogue or 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 antisemitic and anti-Israeli comments. I — we just don't have enough facts," Biden said.Akram reportedly made demands that <a href="https://www.insider.com/texas-synagogue-hostage-taker-demanded-release-of-lady-al-qaeda-2022-1">convicted terrorist Aafia Siddiqui, dubbed "Lady Al-Qaeda,"</a> be released from the Carswell Air Force Base in Texas, during the hostage situation.Siddiqui is serving an 86 year sentence after being convicted for attempting to kill a US soldier in 2010.

Biden says Texas synagogue hostage taker bought his gun 'on the street'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Th<a href="https://www.insider.com/man-reportedly-takes-texs-synagogue-hostage-report-2022-1">e hostage-taker who was killed after taking over a Texas synagogue over the weekend</a> has been identified.</li><li>The FBI identified the suspect as 44-year-old British national, Malik Faisal Akram on Sunday. </li></ul>Authorities on Sunday identified the man who took <a href="https://www.insider.com/man-reportedly-takes-texs-synagogue-hostage-report-2022-1">four people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas over the weekend. </a>The FBI identified the 44-year-old British national, Malik Faisal Akram, as the suspect who over Congregation Beth Israel on Saturday morning, the agency confirmed with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-synagogue-hostage-taker-identified-fbi">Fox News</a>. "The FBI's Evidence Response Team (ERT) will continue processing evidence at the synagogue. At this time, there is no indication that other individuals are involved," FBI Dallas told the outlet in a statement. "The FBI's North <keyword id="11896956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="texas" source="Orion">Texas</keyword> Joint Terrorism Task Force (NTJTTF), which includes member agencies from across the region, will continue to follow investigative leads. An FBI Shooting Incident Review Team (SIRT) will conduct a thorough, factual, and objective investigation of the events." On Sunday the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office said they are aware of the situation and "are in contact with the local authorities," according to the <a href="https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article257381472.html">Fort Worth Star-Telegram</a>.The suspect had entered the synagogue just before 11 a.m. Saturday as the synagogue was live-streaming a morning service via Facebook and Zoom, authorities said. He then took four hostages — one of whom was released shortly after 5 p.m. He could also be heard saying "I will die" before the service ended, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-swat-team-responds-to-incident-at-synagogue-as-facebook-cuts-service-livestream">Fox News reported</a>.Authorities announced on Saturday evening that the hostage-taker was killed after a 10 hour-long standoff. All four hostages were uninjured. Authorities did not release details about the nature of the hostage-taker's death.FBI Special Agent in Charge Matt DeSarno said that the man was focused on an issue that is not linked to the Jewish community, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/texas-synagogue-hostages-e6087528c4728c418ee6872f13778b71">AP reported</a>. During the <keyword id="12281884" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hostage" source="Orion">hostage</keyword> situation, the suspect reportedly demanded the release of <a href="https://www.insider.com/texas-synagogue-hostage-taker-demanded-release-of-lady-al-qaeda-2022-1">convicted terrorist Aafia Siddiqui, dubbed "Lady Al-Qaeda."</a> Siddiqui, who is incarcerated at Carswell Air Force Base in Texas, is serving an 86 year sentence after being convicted for attempting to kill a US soldier in 2010.

44-year-old British national identified by FBI as hostage-taker suspect who was killed during standoff at Texas synagogue

<ul class="summary-list"><li>UK police said two teens were arrested in connection with the <keyword id="11896956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="texas" source="Orion">Texas</keyword> <keyword id="12966695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="synagogue" source="Orion">synagogue</keyword> <keyword id="12281884" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hostage" source="Orion">hostage</keyword> incident. </li><li>A man took four people hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.</li></ul>Police in the UK said they made two arrests in connection with Saturday's synagogue hostage incident in Texas. <a href="https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2022/january/update-from-counter-terrorism-policing-north-west-following-attack-at-a-synagogue-in-texas/">The Greater Manchester Police announced</a> on Sunday that officers from Counter Terror Policing North West arrested two teens in South Manchester."CTP North West and CTP International operations continues to assist the investigation being led by the US authorities, and police forces in the region are liaising with local communities to put in place any measures to provide further reassurance," the agency said. No further information was available. A man who the FBI identified as <a href="https://www.insider.com/texas-synagogue-suspect-who-was-killed-identified-by-fbi-2022-1">44-year-old British national, Malik Faisal Akram</a> took four people <a href="https://www.insider.com/man-reportedly-takes-texs-synagogue-hostage-report-2022-1">hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue </a>in Colleyville, Texas.In a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/01/16/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-hostage-situation-at-congregation-beth-israel-in-colleyville-texas/">press statement</a>, President Joe Biden said Akram had only been in the US for a few weeks and had spent his first night in a homeless shelter. Biden said Akram had purchased a gun "on the street," after he arrived in the country. An exact motive is not yet known but Akram reportedly made demands that <a href="https://www.insider.com/texas-synagogue-hostage-taker-demanded-release-of-lady-al-qaeda-2022-1">convicted terrorist Aafia Siddiqui, dubbed "Lady Al-Qaeda"</a> be released from the Carswell Air Force Base in Texas.Siddiqui is serving an 86-year sentence after being convicted for attempting to kill a US soldier in 2010.

UK authorities say they arrested 2 teens in connection with Texas synagogue hostage incident

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A man who sold the gun used by the suspect in the <a href="https://www.insider.com/man-reportedly-takes-texs-synagogue-hostage-report-2022-1">Texas synagogue hostage incident</a> has been charged. </li><li>Prosecutors charged Henry "Michael" Williams with being a felon in possession of a firearm.</li></ul>The man who sold the gun used by the suspect who <a href="https://www.insider.com/man-reportedly-takes-texs-synagogue-hostage-report-2022-1">held four people hostage</a> earlier this month at a Texas synagogue was charged Wednesday with <keyword id="11896059" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="breaking" source="Orion">breaking</keyword> federal gun laws.<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/man-who-sold-pistol-used-synagogue-hostage-crisis-federally-charged">In a criminal complain</a>t, the US Department of Justice said that Henry "Michael" Williams was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a prior felony conviction. Prosecutors charged Williams with being a felon in possession of a firearm.According to prosecutors, he sold a semiautomatic Taurus G2C pistol to Malik Faisal Akram, a British national, who police say later entered the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, and held four people hostage in an hours-long standoff."As a convicted felon, Mr. Williams was prohibited from carrying, acquiring, or selling firearms," US Attorney Chad E. Meacham said in a <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/man-who-sold-pistol-used-synagogue-hostage-crisis-federally-charged">statement</a>. "Whether or not he knew of his buyer's nefarious intent is largely irrelevant — felons cannot have guns, period, and the Justice Department is committed to prosecuting those who do."Williams had previously been convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and attempted possession of a controlled substance, according to the complaint.Dallas FBI Special Agent in Charge Matthew DeSarno said in a press release that the Dallas FBI Field office and its partners worked around the clock since the hostage incident on January 15 to determine how Akram acquired the gun he used to take control of the synagogue. Prosecutors tied Akram to Williams by analyzing Akram's cellphone records, which revealed he and Williams had spoken on the phone multiple times in the days leading up to the standoff. In a series of interviews, Williams told investigators that he remembered meeting a man with a British accent but could not remember the man's name. Days later, after Williams was arrested on an outstanding state warrant, he saw a photo of Akram and confirmed he was the buyer of the gun. Williams told authorities the two completed the transaction at an intersection in South Dallas. Williams made his first court appearance in Texas on Wednesday afternoon, and he is due back for a detention hearing on January 31. Authorities said Akram entered the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue just before 11 a.m. on January 15 as the temple was live-streaming services via Zoom. He took four hostages and reportedly demanded the release of convicted terrorist Aafia Siddiqui. Akram was killed and the four hostages were released uninjured after the hours-long standoff, authorities said.

Man who sold pistol to Texas synagogue hostage-taker suspect charged with violating federal gun laws

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The FBI initially said the Coleyville, Texas, <keyword id="12966695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="synagogue" source="Orion">synagogue</keyword> standoff "was not specifically related to the Jewish community."</li><li>However, on Sunday night, the FBI said the attack targeted the Jewish community.</li></ul>The FBI walked back earlier comments it made over the weekend and said in a statement Sunday night that it considered the <a href="https://www.insider.com/man-reportedly-takes-texs-synagogue-hostage-report-2022-1">standoff inside a Coleyville, Texas,</a> synagogue a "terrorism-related matter" targeting the Jewish community. On Saturday at around 11 a.m., a man entered the Beth Israel Synagogue. He took four people, including <a href="https://apnews.com/article/texas-synagogue-hostages-e6087528c4728c418ee6872f13778b71">Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker</a>, hostage while the temple held a live-streamed service over Zoom and Facebook. Around 5 p.m., the suspect, identified as <a href="https://www.insider.com/texas-synagogue-suspect-who-was-killed-identified-by-fbi-2022-1">44-year-old British national Malik Faisal Akram,</a> released one of the hostages. Several hours later, around 9 p.m., he released the other three hostages. Moments later, Akram was shot dead. Authorities have not yet released details about Akram's death.Matt DeSarno, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Dallas field office, <a href="https://www.insider.com/man-reportedly-takes-texs-synagogue-hostage-report-2022-1">told reporters over the weekend that</a> Akram was "singularly focused on one issue, and it was not specifically related to the Jewish community."He declined to specify what that issue was. However, Akram could be heard on the livestream repeatedly referring to convicted terrorist Aafia Siddiqui, dubbed <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/armed-man-takes-hostages-texas-synagogue-source/story?id=82285896">"Lady Al Qaeda."</a>Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist, was the <a href="https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article257366707.html">first woman arrested on terrorism charges</a> after September 11. In 2010, she was convicted of the attempted murder of a US soldier and is currently serving an 86-year prison sentence.In a statement released Sunday night, the FBI contradicted DeSarno's initial comments and said the attack "targeted" the Jewish community."We never lose sight of the threat extremists pose to the Jewish community and to other religious, racial, and ethnic groups," it said in a statement seen by Insider. "We have had a close and enduring relationship with the Jewish community for many years. We continue to work tirelessly with the Secure Community Network, the Anti-Defamation League, the Jewish Federation, and others to protect members of the Jewish community from all potential threats.""This is a <keyword id="11895207" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="terrorism" source="Orion">terrorism</keyword>-related matter, in which the Jewish community was targeted, and is being investigated by the Joint Terrorism Task Force," the statement continued. "Preventing acts of terrorism and violence is the number one priority of the FBI. Due to the continuing investigation, we are unable to provide more details at this time."

FBI calls the Texas synagogue standoff a 'terrorism-related matter, in which the Jewish community was targeted,' contradicting earlier statements

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Two men were arrested in the UK as part of the investigation into the <keyword id="11896956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="texas" source="Orion">Texas</keyword> <keyword id="12966695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="synagogue" source="Orion">synagogue</keyword> attack, police said.</li><li>Greater Manchester Police said the men were being questioned.</li></ul>Police in the UK said they arrested two men as part of the investigation into an attack on a Texas synagogue where four people were taken <keyword id="12281884" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hostage" source="Orion">hostage</keyword>.Greater Manchester Police <a href="https://twitter.com/gmpolice/status/1484074421576941573?s=20">said that two men were arrested</a> in the cities Birmingham and Manchester on Thursday morning and were in custody for questioning. Police did not give identities or ages for the men.The force <a href="https://www.insider.com/uk-police-arrest-2-teens-connected-texas-synagogue-hostage-incident-2022-1">arrested</a> two teenagers in connection with the incident earlier this week.The police said they were supporting US police and with other forces.Four people were <a href="https://www.insider.com/texas-synagogue-hostage-taker-on-phone-kids-when-killed-brother-2022-1">taken hostage</a> by Malik Faisal Akram, a British national, on Saturday at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.He was killed by law enforcement, and the four hostages were safe.He had been was investigated by MI5, the UK's domestic-security service, in 2020, but MI5 determined that he was no longer a risk by the time he traveled to the US, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60038207">the BBC</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Fhamiltontimes/status/1483394529575243777">The Times of London</a> reported earlier this week.

2 men arrested in the UK as part of investigation into Texas synagogue hostage crisis, police say

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A gunman held four people <keyword id="12281884" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hostage" source="Orion">hostage</keyword> over the weekend at a <keyword id="11896956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="texas" source="Orion">Texas</keyword> <keyword id="12966695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="synagogue" source="Orion">synagogue</keyword>.</li><li>All four <keyword id="12964644" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hostages" source="Orion">hostages</keyword> escaped without injury, and some of them have credited security training.</li><li>Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker said they knew to shield their bodies and position themselves by exits.</li></ul>Some of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/man-reportedly-takes-texs-synagogue-hostage-report-2022-1">four people who were held hostage</a> at a Texas synagogue in Texas on Saturday are publicly crediting lessons in security training with saving their lives."First of all, we escaped," Jeffrey Cohen, the vice president of the synagogue, who was one of the hostages, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.r.cohen/posts/10159686233573684">wrote in a Facebook post</a>. "We weren't released or freed. We escaped because we had training from the Secure Community Network on what to do in the event of an active shooter. This training saved our lives — I am not speaking in hyperbole here — it saved our lives."<a href="https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.r.cohen/posts/10159686233573684">Post</a> by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#">Jeffrey R. Cohen</a>.Cohen and three others were taken hostage during a livestreamed service at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, near Fort Worth.They remained in the synagogue during an hours-long standoff between authorities and the assailant, whom authorities identified as a <a href="https://www.insider.com/texas-synagogue-suspect-who-was-killed-identified-by-fbi-2022-1">44-year-old British national named Malik Faisal Akram</a>.Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, another of the hostages, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/17/us/texas-synagogue-hostages-escape.html">told The New York Times</a> that various guidance over the years from the FBI, the Anti-Defamation League, and the SCN — a nonprofit, mentioned in Cohen's Facebook post, that provides safety and security resources to American Jews — helped the hostages buy time and ultimately manage to escape.Cytron-Walker said he positioned himself in a row near an exit and helped other hostages prepare to escape by whispering instructions to them, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/17/us/texas-synagogue-hostages-escape.html">according to The Times</a>.Following the lead of the rabbi, Cohen covertly used his feet to position chairs in a way that might have shielded him from bullets or shrapnel, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/17/us/texas-synagogue-hostages-escape.html">The Times reported</a>.One of the hostages was released during the standoff, but Cytron-Walker <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/17/us/texas-synagogue-hostages-escape.html">told The Times</a> he threw a chair at the hostage-taker and initiated the remaining men's escape after the gunman instructed the three of them to get on their knees. All four hostages were uninjured, and Akram was reported killed when authorities moved in after the 10-hour standoff.

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