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The gunman who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue was checked against law enforcement databases before entering the U.S. but raised no red flags, the White House said Tuesday.

Akram was not believed to be included in the Terrorist Screening Database, a listing of known or suspected terrorists maintained by the FBI.

The gunman took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in a 10-hour standoff that ended in his death.

DALLAS — The gunman who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in a 10-hour standoff that ended in his death was checked against law enforcement

Dallas, Jan 19: The gunman who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in a 10-hour standoff that ended in his death was checked against law enforcement databases before entering the US but raised no red flags, the White House said. Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British citizen, arrived in the US at Kennedy Airport in New York on a tourist visa about two weeks ago, officials said. He spent time in Dallas-area homeless shelters before the attack Saturday […]

Akram was not believed to be included in the Terrorist Screening Database, a listing of known or suspected terrorists maintained by the FBI.

DALLAS (AP) — The gunman who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in a 10-hour...

The gunman who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in a 10-hour standoff that ended in his death was checked against law enforcement databases before entering the U.S. but raised no red flags, the White House said Tuesday.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday accused the Justice Department of "downplaying" the terrorism aspect of the recent hostage crisis at a Texas synagogue.

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