Colleyville, Texas:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/15/us/colleyville-texas-hostage-situation/index.html
From the AP story:
Police were first called to the synagogue around 11 a.m. and people were evacuated from the surrounding neighborhood soon after that, Chaumont said.
From the Ft Worth Star Telegram:
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The source told ABC that the suspect’s sister is a known terrorist who is incarcerated at Federal Medical Center Carswell, a women’s prison in Fort Worth, and he is demanding that his sister be freed from prison. According to ABC, the FBI is trying to confirm that the hostage taker’s sister is Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman who is imprisoned on charges related to the attempted murder and assault of United States officers and employees in Afghanistan in 2008.Aafia Siddiqui was transferred to FMC Carswell for medical reasons and is serving an 86-year sentence. The Pakistani government lodged a complaint against U.S. authorities after she reported she was assaulted by another inmate in July.
Aafia Siddiqui told her attorney she was attacked in her cell on July 30, the Dallas-Fort Worth sector of the Council on American-Islamic Relations previously told the Star-Telegram. Another woman reportedly smashed a coffee mug with scalding hot liquid into Siddiqui’s face. After the attack, Siddiqui was taken out of her cell in a wheelchair and then forced into solitary confinement, CAIR Executive Director Faizan Syed has said.
U.S. authorities say Siddiqui is a dangerous terrorist with ties to the ringleader of 9/11. Counter-terrorism groups have dubbed her “Lady al-Qaeda,” and U.S. officials once described her as “the most wanted woman in the world.” The U.S. government has refused to trade her for American hostages multiple times, including for journalist James Foley prior to his execution by ISIS.
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On the Facebook livestream of Saturday’s service at the synagogue, an angry man could be heard ranting, at times talking about religion. The video did not show what is happening in the building.
The man has repeatedly mentioned his sister and Islam and used profanities. He was heard asking for his sister to be released from prison.
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My bold.
I must admit I didn’t see this one coming.
Looks like it’s going to be a mess. I am sad because of the increased danger it’s going to create for Muslim Americans across the country.
While both MSNBC and Fox News are reporting the Aafia Siddiqui connection, CNN has, AFAICT, avoided it, saying only that the FBI is involved. I don’t know if CNN can’t verify the connection through its own sources, or if it is deliberately withholding it for another reason.
I am also sad for my Jewish community which, you know, keeps getting taken hostage and killed in synagogues and Jewish community centres.
Of course. It was insensitive of me to have failed to mention this as well. It makes me sick that persecution never seems to abate against the Jewish people.
If anyone else has never heard of Colleyville before:
I appreciate that, hate needs to be rejected no matter who it’s aimed at. It was as disgusting when Muslims were killed at a mosque in Quebec City.
I completely agree. Thanks for being gracious about my rather appalling oversight.
CNN finally did a complete report on the Aafia Siddiqui angle. I guess they were simply slow in getting satisfactory confirmation.
This is taking place two miles away from where my friend Suz works. Thankfully, they close at noon on the weekends.
Terrifying.
I heartily endorse a news agency that bothers to get confirmation. Even if it makes them a little late in reporting. Bravo!
I am sad for ANY community, organized or not, that finds itself the innocent victims of crime and persecution.
From the first of the OP linked articles, it appears that he may not be Siddiqui’s brother.
Multiple people heard the hostage-taker refer to Siddiqui as his “sister” on the livestream, but Faizan Syed, the executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations in Dallas Fort-Worth Texas, told The Associated Press that Siddiqui’s brother, Mohammad Siddiqui, was not involved. Syed said CAIR’s support and prayers were with the people being held in the synagogue.
Also, the first report I saw, from the Washington Post, said he claimed to have a bomb.
Respectfully, did you read the post that my comment was a reply to?
Why was this comment necessary? 
I have read that she is NOT his sister (as in sibling).
He seems to be calling her “sister” as in being a comrade.
Just 3 hostages now.
Looks like it’s resolved without any casualties. What welcome news!
The AP is reporting that the hostages are no longer hostages but that’s all.