The FBI says that it's treating the recent hostage situation at a Texas synagogue as a terrorist act and hate crime.
The 11-hour standoff ended when an elite FBI team stormed the building.as a terrorist act and hate crime.
"The FBI is and has been treating Saturday's events as an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community," DeSarno continued."It was committed by a terrorist exposing an antisemitic worldview."Law enforcement process the scene in front of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, on Jan. 16, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas.
MORE: American Jewish groups, leaders send support to a Texas synagogue after hostage situation--and look to what comes next Authorities believe the location was intentionally targeted because it was the closest synagogue to Carswell Air Force Base near Fort Worth, where the convicted terrorist is being held.
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