Hostages safe after Texas synagogue standoff; captor dead

By JAKE BLEIBERG, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Associated Press

COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man held hostages for more than 10 hours Saturday at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting in a livestream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Army officers in Afghanistan. One of four hostages held at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville was released during the standoff; three others were rescued when authorities entered the building about 9 p.m., authorities said. The hostage taker was killed. The FBI says there’s no immediate indication the man had connections to any broader plan but that the agency’s investigation “will have global reach.” Officials earlier told the AP that the hostage-taker demanded the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist suspected of having ties to al-Qaida.