COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took hostages during livestreamed services said Monday that he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an hourslong standoff, crediting past security training for getting himself and his congregants out safely.
Activist says Blackburn's Muslim community is shocked by Malik Faisal Akram's 'unacceptable' attack on Jewish house of worship 7,400 km away, questions why he was allowed to fly
Community leaders in Blackburn, northwest England, on Monday voiced their shock after a local man took four people hostage more than 4,500 miles (7,400 kilometres) away at a Texas synagogue.