Texas. According to the big news of the morning, four people have been taken hostage in the Jewish prayer house located in Texas, America. At the same time, according to media reports in this regard, this incident has been carried out in the Beth Israel Congregation. Where according to the officials, police and a SWAT team are present at the spot. At the same time, the team has also contacted the person present in the building.
US | President Joe Biden has been briefed about the developing hostage situation in the Dallas area. He will continue to receive updates from his senior team as the situation develops: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki pic.twitter.com/U7Ez0c6dYM
– ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2022
It is being told that a rabbi (Jewish cleric) is also included in the hostages. In other reports, police said residents were being evacuated and were advising people not to venture into the area. The police also said that so far there is no report of any casualty. At the same time, Israel is also keeping a close eye on this matter.
#UPDATE | Situation at 6100 block of Pleasant Run Road (incident site), remains ongoing; continue to avoid the area: Colleyville Police, Texas pic.twitter.com/OznAFBW6kC
– ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2022
getting terrorist Demand for release of Pakistani scientist
Here, according to law enforcement officials, the hostage-taker is demanding the release of Pakistani scientist Afiya Siddiqui, who was convicted of trying to kill US military officers while in custody in Afghanistan. According to some other media reports, Siddiqui is currently kept in FMC Carswell, a federal prison in Texas.
Situation at 6100 block of Pleasant Run Road (incident site), remains ongoing; continue to avoid the area: Colleyville Police, Texas#hostages #Colleyville #AafiaSiddiqui #Aafia #prison #Terrorist #bombs #synagogue #TexasSynagogue pic.twitter.com/1JIzc4NL5H
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) January 16, 2022
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Who is there terrorist Dr. Afia Siddiqui?
Let us inform that Dr. Afiya Siddiqui, a Pakistani citizen, is also facing serious allegations of being associated with Al Qaeda. He has a PhD in Neuroscience from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Siddiqui’s name came into the limelight in 2003 when a terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gave clues about him to the FBI. After which Dr. Afia was also arrested from Afghanistan. She is also a social activist and she is also accused of being associated with the institution that attacked the US Embassy in Kenya. After the attack on the World Trade Center, in May 2002, Afia and her husband Amjad Khan were also questioned by the FBI for a long time.