January 19th, 2022
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18 Jan, 2022 14:05 Home World News
Texas synagogue hostage-taker known to MI5 – reports
MI5 reportedly closed an investigation lasting “four weeks” into Malik Faisal Akram, allowing him to travel to the US and purchase a gun
The 44-year-old British man who held hostages at a Texas synagogue on Saturday is reported to have been ruled to not be a threat after a “mid-level” four-week long investigation in 2020 by the UK's domestic MI5 spy agency.
Malik Faisal Akram, 44, was shot dead by police after interrupting a service at a synagogue on Saturday and holding people hostage during a 10-hour standoff. The incident was quickly decried by US President Joe Biden, who called it an “act of terror,” and the UK government, which condemned “those who spread hate.”
British citizen Akram, who was from Blackburn in the north of England, was named by the FBI as the hostage-taker and the UK Counter Terrorism Police are aiding the US-led investigation.
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https://www.rt.com/news/546393-texas...age-taker-mi5/
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