Texas synagogue hostage-taker is ‘British citizen’

Members of the SWAT team near the Beth Israel Church Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas (Image: AP/Getty)It is understood a hostage-taker was shot dead after an impasse at a synagogue in Texas. A Foreign Office spokesman said: 'We are aware of the death of a British man in Texas and are in contact with local authorities.' This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for more updates. Have a story? Contact our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can send your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check out news sites. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook to update the latest news. You can also now get Metro.co.uk articles delivered straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push notifications here. Get the latest must-know news, exciting stories, analysis and more window.fbApi=(function (){ var fbApiInit=false; var awaitingReady=[]; var notifyQ=function (){ var i=0, l=awaitingReady.length; for (i=0; i < l; i++){ awaitingReady[i](); } }; var ready=function (cb){ if(fbApiInit){ cb(); }else{ awaitingReady.push(cb); } }; var checkLoaded=function (){ return fbApiInit; }; window.fbAsyncInit=function (){ FB.init({ appId: '176908729004638', xfbml: true, version: 'v2.10' }); fbApiInit=true; notifyQ(); }; return { 'ready':ready, 'loaded':checkLoaded }; })(); (function (){ function injectFBSDK(){ if(window.fbApi&&window.fbApi.loaded()) return; var d=document, s="script", id='facebook-jssdk'; var js, fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if(d.getElementById(id)){ return; } js=d.createElement(s); js.id=id; js.async=true; js.src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); } if('object'===typeof metro){ window.addEventListener('metro:scroll', injectFBSDK, {once: true}); }else{ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', injectFBSDK, {once: true}); } })(); https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/16/texas-synagogue-hostage-taker-was-british-citizen-15926677/ Texas synagogue hostage-taker is 'British citizen'

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