Episode 1417 • • 8:41 - 11:27
1417: Get Boris!
Colleyville Synagogue Hostage Crisis, Malik Faisal Akram
A hostage situation developed at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, during a live-streamed Sabbath service. The suspect, later identified as Malik Faisal Akram, demanded the release of Afia Siddiqui, a convicted terrorist currently held in a federal prison in Texas. Media reports from ABC and NPR are compared regarding the level of detail provided about the suspect's motives and the FBI's response.