Worshippers invited a stranger into a Texas synagogue when he knocked on their door and offered him tea before he brandished a gun and held them hostage in a 10-hour siege the FBI called a “terrorism-related matter, in which the Jewish community was targeted.” Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, was among the four congregants taken captive on … Read more
The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took hostages during livestreamed services said Monday that he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an hourslong standoff, crediting past security training for getting himself and his congregants out safely. Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker told ‘CBS Mornings’ that he let the … Read more
Support Flows to ‘Modified’ Texas Synagogue After Hostage Standoff – Gadget Clock The tight-knit congregation at a Texas synagogue the place 4 folks had been held hostage by an armed captor throughout a 10-hour standoff over the weekend traces its roots again to a gathering organized over 20 years in the past by a handful … Read more
Authorities said a man took hostages Saturday during services at a Texas synagogue where the suspect could be heard ranting in a livestream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill US Army officers in Afghanistan. At least four hostages were initially believed to be inside the synagogue, … Read more
SWAT Team Responds to Incident in Texas Synagogue – Gadget Clock Police in Colleyville, Texas, mentioned they’re “currently conducting SWAT operations” at a synagogue, prompting the evacuation of residents in the world on Saturday afternoon. On a Fb livestream of the congregation’s Shabbat morning service, a person might be heard talking, at occasions cursing and … Read more