Category: North America

• January 16, 2022

  FBI Ends Hostage Crisis in US Synagogue

  

  The US FBI ended a hostage situation on Saturday after attempting to negotiate with a UK national, Malik Faisal Akram, who had taken hostages in a synagogue in Colleyville Texas. Sometime after arriving in the US at JFK airport Malik traveled to Colleyville and stayed a few nights at a homeless shelter. He purchased a…
• December 16, 2021

  Haitian Police Negotiate the Release of Kidnapped Missionaries

  

  Haitian police were able to secure the release of the remaining 12 hostages out of a group of 17 people whose bus was seized after visiting an orphanage by the 400 Mazowo gang in October. The gang had initially demanded $17,000,000 USD for all of the hostages, which included children. Five victims had already been…