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The past few years have been an especially frightening time for many Jewish Americans, even before a gunman seized hostages at Colleyville’s Congregation Beth Israel on Saturday. Preparing for the worst may have helped the hostages stay alive.
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The man who authorities say held hostages inside the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville had demanded the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman who is imprisoned nearby on charges of trying to kill American service members in Afghanistan. -
The hostages who endured an 11-hour ordeal inside Colleyville’s Congregation Beth Israel synagogue are safe. The gunman is dead. But the investigation is in its early stages, and many questions remain unanswered.
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Officials say there is no indication of any ongoing threat to the community.
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