A kidnapper took four people hostage in a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. A man is now free again, but concrete information is still missing.
A man has been released in a hostage-taking situation in a synagogue in the US state of Texas.
This was announced by the police in the small town of Colleyville near Dallas. The freedman was unharmed and did not require medical treatment. FBI specialists continued to negotiate with the hostage-taker. The police did not provide information on the total number of hostages.
The television station CNN reported that, according to investigators, three people were still being held by the hostage-taker. The hostage-taking dragged on for hours. According to the police, officials were called to the synagogue address in the late morning. Houses in the immediate vicinity were evacuated.
Citizens were asked to avoid the area. So far there have been no injuries. The police initially did not provide any more specific information – such as the perpetrator or the possible background to the crime. dpa
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