this was and not some random occurrence. it was intentional. it was symbolic, and we are not going to tolerate anti-semitism in this country. according to the fbi, 44-year-old stop hostage taker malik faisal akram was a british national flew to texas and took four worshipers hostage inside beth israel congregation in a targeted attack against jews priests killed and hostages were freed after nearly 11 hour standoff. threat the course in which authorities say malik faisal akram set off an international terrorism investigation after demanding the release of convicted al qaeda terrorist. official said they do believe they ve identified everyone he may have had interactions with while he was in the colleyville area. however they are not saying whether or not any accomplices will be charged in the future. rabbi was on the fort taken hostage.