Police in front of the Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, TexasWASHINGTON, Jan 16 Man who took hostages at an American synagogue the day before and was killed during their release has been identified as 44-year-old British national Malik Faisal Akram, the FBI said. This is British citizen Malik Faisal Akram, 44 years old,» the bureau said in a press release. The day before, he held four people hostage in a local synagogue for several hours. Akram released one of them, the rest were released by special forces, who shot the suspect. According to media reports, he demanded the release of Pakistani Aafia Siddiqi, who was sentenced in the United States to 86 years in prison for attempted murder of an American soldier in Afghanistan.
Biden called the Texas hostage-taking an act of terror
