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DHS, FBI warn faith-based communities they ‘will likely continue to be targets of violence’

Good Shepherd Catholic Community Parish in Colleyville, Texas. / Screen shot of Twitter postWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 18, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).When a gunman entered a nearby synagogue in Texas and took four people hostage, including the rabbi, Father Michael Higgins and his Catholic parish sprang into action. "We got a call from the police that they were looking for a safe space for the wife and daughter of Rabbi Charlie and for the spouses of the hostages out over at the synagog...

Emotions have been everywhere over what happened in Colleyville, Texas, on Saturday night — relief, gratitude, anger, fear, frustration, exhaustion.

Nes/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Faith-based communities have been and will "likely" be the target of violence "by both domestic violent extremists and those inspired by foreign terrorists," according to a note sent nationwide to law enforcement officials and houses of worship by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security. "Given the volatile environment, we encourage our partners to maintain strong operational security and situational awareness on events that could be e...

Beth Israel congregant explains decision to remain inside, despite opportunities to flee, as doing so would have endangered other hostages; reveals gunman's 'goodwill' gesture

Dallas Morning News

Robert Bowers still is moving slowly toward trial for the October 2018 shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill. On Monday, defense attorneys filed a motion in the case. In nearly 3,900 pages, they detailed the reasons that a federal judge should give the case a change

Gulbar asks for full-fledged probe into incident; questions why his brother was allowed to enter US

Anna Salton Eisen got a frantic message from a friend on Saturday morning that her rabbi was being held hostage and the whole thing was streaming live on Facebook.

It started like most any Saturday for members of Congregation Beth Israel.