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The standoff unfolded Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texsas

COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities said a man took hostages Saturday during services at a Texas synagogue where the suspect could be heard ranting in a livestream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying

The synagogue had been livestreaming its service on Facebook when listeners started to hear muffled audio between an alleged hostage taker and negotiators.

Authorities say a man has apparently taken hostages at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas.

Authorities say a man apparently took hostages Saturday during services at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas.

According to ABC, the hostage taker repeatedly mentioned Islam and used profanities and was heard demanding the release of his sister Aafia Siddiqui, who is imprisoned on charges related to the attempted murder and assault of U.S. officers and employees in Afghanistan in 2008.

The synagogue had been livestreaming its service on Facebook when listeners started to hear muffled audio between an alleged hostage taker and negotiators.

A man has taken a rabbi and several other people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville in a reported attempt to free a Pakistani woman with ties to al-Qaeda...

The Colleyville Police Department tweeted Saturday afternoon that it was conducting SWAT operations at the address of Congregation Beth Israel.

COLLEYVILLE, Texas: A SWAT police operation was underway Saturday at a Texas synagogue where a man claiming to be the brother of a convicted terrorist has reportedly taken several people hostage, police and media said. ABC News, citing an unspecified source, said the suspect had taken a rabbi and three others hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, some 25