US synagogue hostage-taker demands release of terrorist sister
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The man who took four hostages at a synagogue in the US city of Colleyville, Texas, put forward his demands. This is reported by ABC News, citing its sources.
According to the publication, the criminal demands the release of his terrorist sister, who was sentenced to 86 years in prison for the murder of an American soldier in 2010. It is noted that as convicted of terrorism, she is serving time at Carswell Air Force Base in Texas. The man holding the hostages claims to have explosives, according to ABC News.
Earlier it was reported that in the American city of Colleyville, a man with a weapon broke into the synagogue. It is known that the criminal took the visitors of the synagogue, including the rabbi, hostage. Special forces arrived at the scene of the emergency, residents of nearby areas were evacuated.
