Following the hours-long standoff at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas — about 15 miles northeast of Fort Worth — on Saturday that ended …
Following the hours-long standoff at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas — about 15 miles northeast of Fort Worth — on Saturday that ended with the suspect,44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, dead and all hostages safe, the FBI has extended investigations to London and Tel Aviv to determine if he acted alone or with others. Two teenagers had been detained in South Manchester as of Sunday evening in connection with the hostage incident, according to Greater Manchester Police. Answering a question about the hostage incident before Parliament on Monday, U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel said she had participated in a bilateral call with her counterpart at Homeland Security and has been working with the FBI. She vowed increased security for the Jewish community in the U.K. “When it comes to our own domestic homeland, there are a range of measures being undertaken right now, including protective security for the Jewish community,” she said. Matthew Offord, a conservative member of Parliament, pointed to a rise in antisemitic incidents in the Hendon constituency, and asked Patel for more security assurance.
