Crop. Four held hostage in US for freeing terrorist scientist

Colliville (Texas), dt
Four people were taken hostage by a terrorist attack on a synagogue in Texas on Saturday in a bid to free Pakistani woman terrorist scientist Afia Siddiqui. British terrorists have demanded the release of Afia Siddiqui, who is being held in a Texas jail to free her captives. However, about 12 hours later, on Saturday night, all the hostages were released and the FBI’s SWAT team shot dead the assailant. An FBI team will conduct a detailed investigation into the incident.
“Prayers have been heard, all hostages are alive and well,” Governor Greg Abbott tweeted Saturday night after the terrorist attack on a synagogue in Coliville, Texas. Abbott’s tweet was preceded by a gunshot to the synagogue. A man held four people hostage and demanded the release of Pakistani neurologist Afia Siddiqui, FBI officials said.
However, the details of the rescue operation were not disclosed. A team will investigate the shooting and the motive for the attack, said Matt Desarno, the FBI’s special agent in charge. Authorities say one of the four hostages was released at 5 p.m., while the other three were released by a SWAT team at 9 p.m.
A video shown on the Dallas TV station WFAA showed some people running through the door of a synagogue, and shortly after, a man with a gun opened the door. Shortly afterwards, gunfire was heard. An explosion followed. The FBI and a female police spokesman did not respond to a request for comment. FBI agent Matt Desarno said the terrorists focused on issues not directly related to the Jews and did not appear to have any immediate plans.
An official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the attacker demanded the release of Pakistani neuroscientist Afia Siddiqui and spoke to her. Afia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neurologist with a degree from Bradis University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was arrested two years ago on charges of assaulting and shooting US military officials in Afghanistan and was sentenced in 2010 to three years in prison.
In New York, a rabbi received a call from a rabbi, an official said. The call is believed to have been made by a hostage synagogue priest. In New York, a Jewish priest reported to police that four people had been taken hostage. Police arrived at the Colliville Synagogue at 11 a.m. and evacuated the area.
Officials added that the attacker also did a ‘live streaming’ of the incident on social media. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a crowd of mourners, who called her “sister.”