A synagogue in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, a hostage-taking incident occurred at 11 a.m. local time on the 15th, and the suspect demanded the release of A Pakistani terrorist Siddiki, who was sentenced to 86 years in prison. The four hostages who have been held for nearly 12 hours have been safely released and the suspects have died. U.S. President Joe Biden thanked law enforcement officers for freeing the hostages.
On the morning of the incident, after receiving the report, the police went to the scene to block the road around the church. A Sabbath meeting was reportedly being held at the synagogue at the time, which was broadcast live on social media platforms, during which an armed man claiming to be carrying a bomb broke in and held a rabbi and three others hostage.
During the live broadcast, the suspects could be heard scolding and repeatedly talking about Siddiki and Islam, which was later interrupted. Initially, it was reported that the suspect was the brother of the terrorist Siddiki, but Siddiki's lawyer later confirmed that the suspect was not his brother.
Born in Pakistan in 1972, Siddiki has studied at the University of Houston, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Brandeis University since 1990, where he received his Ph.D. in neuroscience. Siddiki, who has links to al-Qaida, was convicted in 2010 of assault and attempted murder of a U.S. soldier, sentenced to 86 years in prison, and is currently serving a sentence at Caswell Air Force Base in Texas, close to the site of the hostage incident. The extremist group Islamic State has twice demanded that american hostages be exchanged for her release.
According to reports, the local police issued a statement on Twitter saying that the abduction incident had been lifted and all the hostages were safely released. Texas Governor Abbott also tweeted that the hostages were safe.
After the safe release of the four hostages, police confirmed at a news conference that the hostage-taking suspects were dead, but did not say whether they had been killed. The police revealed that the identity of the suspect has been confirmed, but it will not be announced for the time being. Local media reported that before the special forces entered the church, loud explosions and gunfire were heard at the scene.
FBI officials said that during the negotiations with the suspects, the suspects focused on a single matter and did not target the Jewish community, but did not disclose or deny whether the suspects asked the authorities to release Siddiki. He also pointed out that although the suspect had threatened to kill hostages if the police broke into the church, he did not do so.
According to CNN, on the evening of the 15th local time, US President Biden said in a statement issued by the White House that he was "grateful" for the results of the incident response. Biden praised law enforcement officers for freeing 4 hostages and stressed the rise of opposition to anti-Semitism and extremism in the United States.
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