Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. 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. World News | US SYNAGOGUE-RABBI Texas Rabbi Says He, 2 Hostages Escaped Synagogue Standoff.
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
The FBI on Sunday night issued a statement calling the ordeal "a terrorism-related matter, in which the Jewish community was targeted" and said the Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating