While the US is focused on white supremists and 1/6 what could be a militant Islamist has taken hostages at a synagogue in Texas. Most new sources aren't mentioning this, Reuters has: the suspect appears to be the brother of an al Qaeda linked neuroscientist currently in jail for shooting at soldiers and FBI agents while being questioned at a black site on Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan. Seems someone did something stupid during the interrogation.
Police in Colleyville, Texas, involved in standoff at synagogue -media
Authorities are negotiating with a man who has reportedly taken people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, during services on Saturday that were being streamed live, according to media reports.Agents from the FBI were negotiating with the gunman, CNN reported.
The FBI did not immediately respond to questions from Reuters.
The Colleyville Police Department posted on Twitter earlier on Saturday that it was conducting SWAT operations on the block where Congregation Beth Israel is located and said that all residents in the immediate area were being evacuated.
No injuries have been reported inside the building in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb, according to a report in the Dallas Morning News.
"Colleyville Police Sgt. Dara Nelson said negotiators have made contact with somebody inside the synagogue who they believe is a suspect," the Dallas Morning News said.
The man could be heard having a one-sided conversation in what appeared to be a phone call during a livestream of the Reform Jewish synagogue's Shabbat service. The livestream cut off around 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT).
Before the Facebook livestream was ended, a man could be heard ranting and talking about religion and his sister, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. The man could be heard repeatedly saying he didn't want to see anyone hurt and that he believes he is going to die, the newspaper said.