FBI Calls Hostage Incident at Colleyville Synagogue ‘Act of Terrorism’ Against Jewish Community

REPORTER Today the director ░░░░░░░░ the FBI called Saturday ░░░░░░░░ hostage situation in Colleyville ░░░░░░░░ the synagogue Congregation Beth ░░░░░░░░ an act of terrorism ░░░░░░░░ the Jewish community He ░░░░░░░░ one of those held ░░░░░░░░ is Rabbi Charlie Cytron ░░░░░░░░ spoke during a virtual ░░░░░░░░ that was put on ░░░░░░░░ the Anti Defamation League ░░░░░░░░ Fink in our CBS ░░░░░░░░ Studio today with the ░░░░░░░░ that we can all ░░░░░░░░ from this discussion today ░░░░░░░░ FINK Well Doug the ░░░░░░░░ was called Fighting hate ░░░░░░░░ home Lessons from a ░░░░░░░░ crisis FBI director Christopher ░░░░░░░░ pledged to thoroughly aggressively ░░░░░░░░ rigorously investigate Saturday s ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts WRAY And ░░░░░░░░ me be clear and ░░░░░░░░ the FBI is and ░░░░░░░░ been treating Saturday s ░░░░░░░░ as an act of ░░░░░░░░ targeting the Jewish community ░░░░░░░░ voice over The FBI ░░░░░░░░ said agents are continuing ░░░░░░░░ investigate why the British ░░░░░░░░ specifically targeted Congregation Beth ░░░░░░░░ in Colleyville and held ░░░░░░░░ Charlie Cytron Walker Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ and two other congregants ░░░░░░░░ gunpoint But during a ░░░░░░░░ by the Anti Defamation ░░░░░░░░ Wray spoke about a ░░░░░░░░ truth WRAY This was ░░░░░░░░ some random occurrence It ░░░░░░░░ intentional it was symbolic ░░░░░░░░ we re not going ░░░░░░░░ tolerate anti Semitism in ░░░░░░░░ country No member of ░░░░░░░░ faith based community should ░░░░░░░░ to worry about acts ░░░░░░░░ violence at their services ░░░░░░░░ WALKER I didn t ░░░░░░░░ a lot of suspicions ░░░░░░░░ didn t have a ░░░░░░░░ of suspicions FINK voice ░░░░░░░░ Rabbi Cytron Walker described ░░░░░░░░ the man was like ░░░░░░░░ after he and another ░░░░░░░░ allowed the man inside ░░░░░░░░ that changed when their ░░░░░░░░ taker held them at ░░░░░░░░ and placed his first ░░░░░░░░ calling another rabbi whose ░░░░░░░░ he had read about ░░░░░░░░ Cytron Walker says the ░░░░░░░░ believed in anti Semitic ░░░░░░░░ and that they as ░░░░░░░░ could help win the ░░░░░░░░ of Aafia Siddiqui a ░░░░░░░░ serving and 86 year ░░░░░░░░ at a federal prison ░░░░░░░░ Fort Worth for attempting ░░░░░░░░ murder U S soldiers ░░░░░░░░ WALKER And I was ░░░░░░░░ this guy really believes ░░░░░░░░ Jews control the world ░░░░░░░░ s why he specifically ░░░░░░░░ a synagogue FINK voice ░░░░░░░░ He was asked what ░░░░░░░░ next CYTRON WALKER As ░░░░░░░░ comes next it s ░░░░░░░░ to be one step ░░░░░░░░ a time for us ░░░░░░░░ re doing the best ░░░░░░░░ can to heal Clip ░░░░░░░░ FINK The rabbi described ░░░░░░░░ special service they held ░░░░░░░░ as very healing and ░░░░░░░░ said there will be ░░░░░░░░ services on Saturday He ░░░░░░░░ been praised for his ░░░░░░░░ with local leaders of ░░░░░░░░ faiths and he and ░░░░░░░░ Jewish leaders expressed how ░░░░░░░░ it is to continue ░░░░░░░░ bridges with the greater ░░░░░░░░ Doug REPORTER Jack we ░░░░░░░░ that update And also ░░░░░░░░ other item of not ░░░░░░░░ that we get Two ░░░░░░░░ were arrested earlier today ░░░░░░░░ is in England as ░░░░░░░░ of this ongoing investigation ░░░░░░░░ the synagogue hostage standoff ░░░░░░░░ say that the men ░░░░░░░░ in custody for questioning ░░░░░░░░ the FBI continues investigating ░░░░░░░░ s stand off as ░░░░░░░░ an act of terrorism.”