The FBI has come under fire for claiming the Texas synagogue attack was “not specifically related to the Jewish community”. The statement came from FBI Special Agent Matt DeSarno after a day-long siege at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, ended in gunfire Saturday night with all four hostages released unharmed and the suspect dead. Speaking to the media, Special Agent DeSarno said the hostage-taker, now identified as British citizen Malik Faisal Akram, was specifically focused on an issue not directly connected to the Jewish community , and there was no immediate indication that the man was part...
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