Extremely eye news reporter Zhang Yang
On January 15, local time in the United States, at least four people were taken hostage in a synagogue in Texas, and so far, one of them has been released.
CNN quoted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as tweeting that one of the four people taken hostage inside a Colleyville city synagogue was released.
He tweeted: "The prayer was answered, one of the 4 hostages was released and 3 more needed to be rescued. I've spoken to Mayor Colleville, and Texas will provide all the assistance. ”
Screenshot of the governor tweeting
Abbott added: "The Texas Department of Public Safety is at the scene of the hostage incident in Colleyville. They are working with local, federal teams to achieve the best and safest results. ”
The Collieville Police Department in Texas said that at about 11:30 a.m. local time on January 15, there was a hostage-taking incident near a block in Colleyville City, and SWAT officers dispatched and surrounded the nearby area. Subsequently, the suspect claimed to have carried the bomb and took 4 hostages.
According to the latest news from the Russian Satellite News Agency, the hijackers claimed to be the brothers of Afiya Siddiki, a terrorist convicted by the United States. Afia Siddiki is believed to have links to the extremist group Al-Qaida and was sentenced to 86 years in prison for attempting to murder a U.S. soldier in 2010, while the hijackers demanded Afia Siddiki's release.
The Russian Satellite News Agency quoted Colleville City police officer Dara Nelson as saying that no one has been injured in the hostage incident so far, and there is no "threat" to the public; and according to the live video of the scene of the incident circulating on the Internet, the so-called perpetrator can be heard depressed, "talking in circles, asking his sisters." ”
CNN's report noted that according to local police, one of the people who was taken hostage inside the synagogue had been released. Dara Nelson of the Colliville Police Department said the man was released around 6 p.m. EST on Jan. 15 and was not injured.
Police said all residents in the nearby area had been evacuated. As a precautionary measure, police increased patrols around the synagogue to prevent more accidents.
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