| Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis | |
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| Part of antisemitism and Islamic terrorism in the United States[1] | |
 Police outside the Colleyville synagogue on January 15, 2022 | |
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| Location | Congregation Beth Israel, Colleyville, Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | 32°53′51″N 97°9′18″W / 32.89750°N 97.15500°W |
| Date | January 15, 2022 10:41 am – 9:22 pm (CST) |
Attack type | Hostage-taking[1] |
| Weapons | Taurus G2C handgun[2] |
| Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
| Victims | 4 (all hostages freed) |
| Perpetrator | Malik Faisal Akram[3] |
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The Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis was a 2022 incident where a 44-year-old man armed with a pistol took four people hostage in a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, in the United States.
The incident occurred on January 15, 2022, when Malik Akram, a British Pakistani man, entered the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue during a Sabbath service.[1] Hostage negotiations ensued, during which Akram demanded the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani national and alleged al-Qaeda operative imprisoned in nearby Fort Worth for attempted murder and other crimes.[1] He released one hostage after six hours, and the remaining three hostages escaped eleven hours into the standoff. Tactical officers from the FBI Hostage Rescue Team subsequently entered the synagogue and fatally shot Akram.
- ^ a b c d e Clifford, Bennett (March 31, 2022). Cruickshank, Paul; Hummel, Kristina (eds.). "The Colleyville Hostage Crisis: Aafia Siddiqui's Continued Pertinence in Jihadi Terror Plots against the United States" (PDF). CTC Sentinel. 15 (3). West Point, New York: Combating Terrorism Center: 1–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ Gill, Dia (January 26, 2022). "Feds Bust Felon Who Allegedly Sold Handgun to Synagogue Hostage-Taker". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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