BREAKING: All of the hostages have been released safely after a day-long standoff at a synagogue in Texas, according to Gov. Greg Abbott.
SWAT team members deploy near the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 15. Photo: ANDY JACOBSOHN/AFP via Getty Images
All of the hostages have been released safely after a day-long standoff at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said on Saturday night.The SWAT situation "is resolved" and "we continue to work in partnership with the FBI to finalize all details," according to a 9:55 p.m. CSTDriving the news:
The FBI's Dallas Field Office, including crisis negotiators, and Texas Department of Public Safety worked alongside local authorities at the scene of the hostage situation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to an earlier"Officers arrived on and observed an emergency situation that warranted an evacuation of the surrounding areas" nearly an hour after the Shabbat Services began at 10 a.m. CST, according to the CPD statement.
Saturday afternoon and said the TDPS was "working with local and federal teams to achieve the best and safest outcome.”and continued to receive updates from his senior team as the situation developed, press secretary Jen Psaki"Senior members of the national security team are also in touch with federal law enforcement leadership," she added.and monitored the situation, according to the Justice Department.
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