Coverage dated January 15, 2022 to January 17, 2022

Texas Synagogue Hostage-Taker Was Known to UK Intelligence Before He Flew to US

Headline from NBC New York

A British man who held four people hostage at a synagogue in Texas on Saturday was known to U.K. intelligence, a British security source told NBC News.

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  1. Billings Gazette

    British national ID'd as hostage-taker at Texas synagogue (opens Billings Gazette)

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    Billings Gazette's feed description

    COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities on Sunday identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI

  2. The Daily News (Longview)

    British national identified as hostage-taker at Texas synagogue (opens The Daily News (Longview))

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    The Daily News (Longview)'s feed description

    Authorities on Sunday identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Texas synagogue hostage-taker named as British national | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The FBI identified a man who held four hostages in a Texas synagogue as a 44-year-old British national. US President Joe Biden called the incident "an act of terror."

  4. Portland Press Herald

    Texas synagogue hostage-taker identified as 44-year-old British man, FBI says (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The hours-long standoff at the Dallas-area synagogue on Saturday ended with hostages freed and the suspect confirmed dead.

  5. Fredericksburg.com

    British man identified as hostage-taker at Texas synagogue (opens Fredericksburg.com)

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    Fredericksburg.com's feed description

    COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities on Sunday identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI

  6. FOX 35 Orlando

    Texas synagogue hostage-taker identified by FBI as British national (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    The FBI has identified the man killed after taking four people hostage inside a North Texas synagogue Saturday as 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram.

  7. Al Jazeera

    UK national identified as Texas synagogue hostage taker (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    FBI names Malik Faisal Akram, 44, as the man who took four people hostage for 10 hours in the US state of Texas.

  8. Fox News

    Texas synagogue accused hostage taker was British national: Reports (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The man who allegedly held worshippers hostage at a Texas synagogue was British, according to reports.

  9. Voice of America

    US Synagogue Hostage Taker Identified as British National (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Four hostages freed; attacker, who was reportedly demanding the release of a Pakistani woman imprisoned in Texas, was shot dead by the FBI

  10. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Texas synagogue hostage taker was a British citizen, FBI says (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    The FBI identified a hostage taker killed at a Texas synagogue as a British citizen, after U.S. President Joe Biden earlier on Sunday said the gunman had used weapons he

  11. France 24

    FBI names Texas hostage-taker as British citizen (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The man who died after holding four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in what President Joe Biden called an "act of terror" was identified by the FBI on Sunday as a 44-year-old British citizen name…

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Texas synagogue hostage-taker identified as British national | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The FBI said the man who held four hostages in a Texas synagogue was a 44-year-old British national. US President Joe Biden called the incident "an act of terror."

  13. The Hill

    FBI identifies British national as Texas hostage-taker (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The FBI has identified the gunman who held hostages at a Texas synagogue for over 10 hours as a British national named Malik Faisal Akram.

  14. Fox News

    Suspect who took hostages at a Texas synagogue identified (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The FBI on Sunday identified the British national who died at the scene after allegedly taking hostages at a Texas synagogue during an hours-long standoff this weekend.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Hostage-taker at Texas synagogue was a British national (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue is identified as a 44-year-old British national.

  16. Wyoming Public Media

    The FBI has identified the British man it says took hostages at a Texas synagogue (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The hostage taker was 44-year-old British citizen Malik Faisal Akram, authorities said. U.K. police arrested two teenagers in relation to the incident.

  17. Newsweek

    Texas synagogue hostage-taker previously investigated, believed to pose no threat (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    British intelligence investigated the man who took four people hostage in a synagogue as recently as 2020, but he was still able to travel freely to the U.S.

  18. NBC New York

    Texas Synagogue Hostage-Taker Was Known to UK Intelligence Before He Flew to US (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A British man who held four people hostage at a synagogue in Texas on Saturday was known to U.K. intelligence, a British security source told NBC News.

  19. NBC News

    Texas synagogue hostage-taker was once probed by U.K. intelligence (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A British man who held four people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Saturday was known to U.K. intelligence, a British security source said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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