Hostage Situation Continuing in Texas

1/15/22

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The FBI joined local and state police to surround a synagogue in Coleville, Texas, a city of about 26,000 residents about 15 miles northeast of Fort Worth, where a man has been holding the rabbi and four other people hostage since late morning. A few minutes ago, the hostage taker released a man who was suffering from a medical condition.

The incident is unfolding at Congregation Beth Israel, a Reform synagogue.

The services were livestreamed on Zoom, so the hostage taking was broadcasted to all members of the congregation who were participating in the services from home.

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