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Texas man charged with selling gun to synagogue hostage-taker

A Texas man has been charged with selling a gun to the Briton who held four hostages inside a synagogue earlier this month before he was shot dead by the FBI. Henry “Michael” Williams was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm after ...

26 Jan 2022 at 21:25

Texas synagogue gunman had previously been investigated by MI5

A British gunman who took hostages at a Texas synagogue was previously investigated by MI5. Malik Faisal Akram was shot dead when the FBI stormed Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville on Saturday night. The 44-year-old, originally ...

18 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Rabbi threw chair at British gunman to escape Texas synagogue stand-off

The rabbi caught up in the Texas synagogue stand-off has described how he escaped by throwing a chair at the British gunman holding him hostage. Malik Faisal Akram, originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead when the FBI stormed ...

17 Jan 2022 at 18:26

British police granted extra time to quiz men over Texas synagogue stand-off

Detectives have been given extra time to question two men as part of the investigation into the Texas synagogue attack by British hostage-taker Malik Faisal Akram. The two men who were arrested on Thursday in Birmingham and Manchester ...

21 Jan 2022 at 20:55

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Long-hidden rare synagogue mural restored

A mural that was painted in a US synagogue more than 100 years ago by a Lithuanian immigrant — and hidden behind a wall for years— has been restored and listed as a rare piece of art. The large colorful triptych painted by sign ...

16 Aug 2022 at 12:58

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Secret tunnel in US synagogue leads to brawl between police and worshippers

A group of Hasidic Jewish worshippers have been arrested amid a dispute over a tunnel secretly dug into the side of a historic synagogue in New York City, setting off a brawl between police and those who tried to defend the ...

09 Jan 2024 at 20:28

French police shoot dead armed man suspected of planning synagogue attack

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French police shoot man suspected of planning synagogue attack

French police say a man shot and killed outside a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen threatened officers with a knife and a metal bar. Police were alerted that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face ...

17 May 2024 at 16:24

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Warsaw synagogue attacked with firebombs

Warsaw’s main synagogue was attacked with firebombs overnight by an unknown perpetrator, but there was minimal damage and nobody was hurt, Poland’s chief rabbi said on Wednesday. The incident was strongly condemned by ...

01 May 2024 at 13:57

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German chancellor condemns Berlin synagogue firebomb attack

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has strongly condemned the firebombing of a synagogue in Berlin, saying “we will never accept when attacks are carried out against Jewish institutions”. Assailants threw two incendiary ...

18 Oct 2023 at 11:07

William condemns rise in antisemitism as he visits synagogue

The Prince of Wales has condemned the rise in hatred directed against the country’s Jewish community saying “antisemitism has no place in society”. William visited a London synagogue to meet young people ...

29 Feb 2024 at 17:28

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Synagogue attacked with firebombs as antisemitic incidents rise in Germany

A Berlin synagogue was attacked with Molotov cocktails early on Wednesday amid an increase in antisemitic incidents in the German capital following the escalating violence in the Middle East. The Kahal ...

18 Oct 2023 at 10:24

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Death toll rises to five in Tunisia synagogue attack

The number of people killed in an attack on a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage has risen to five, a news agency has said. The victims included two Jewish ...

10 May 2023 at 13:33

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