Officials said during a press conference on Friday that the hostage situation at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas was both an "act of terrorism" and a "hate crime."Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agent in Charge Matthew DeSarno said that the hostage taker's demands clearly met the definition of terrorism."This is a federal hate crime. As negotiators began to engage with Akram, he repeatedly demanded the United States release a convicted al-Qaida terrorist in exchange for the safe return of the hostages. In doing so, his actions clearly met the definition of terrorism," DeSarno said. FBI DIRECTOR CALLS TEXAS HOSTAGE SITUATION...
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