这件事引起广泛关注的原因是,绑匪要求释放被美国判刑、与基地组织有关联的巴基斯坦女恐怖分子阿菲亚·西迪基。嫌犯自称是她的“兄弟”,但她的律师随后发表声明否认了这一说法。
阿菲亚虽是美国名校毕业的神经科学家,被反美仇恨宣传洗脑的她在2010年被控企图谋杀在阿富汗的美国军人,而被判刑86年。目前,她正在得克萨斯州卡斯韦尔空军基地内服刑,也引发了巴基斯坦政界与她的支持者的愤怒,他们认为她才是受害者。在巴基斯坦,阿菲亚被描绘为一名国家女英雄,2018年,巴基斯坦参议院曾一致通过决议,称她为“国家的女儿”。
Called upon during the toughest times. The #FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is a highly trained group of special agents. #HRT operators review actions following an urban assault training exercise near their headquarters in Quantico, VA. *****qS0g1JWTjV pic.twitter.com/xRTnbpjltB
— FBI (@FBI) February 29, 2020
VIDEO from the operation to recover hostages taken in a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. 3 hostages seen running out, then the hostage taker, who quickly goes back inside. Shortly after, police storm the building and neutralize the suspect. pic.twitter.com/sLdmwJeVvY
— Doge (@IntelDoge) January 16, 2022
BREAKING NEWS: All of the hostages from the Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas have been released unharmed. pic.twitter.com/e7l7i29CYC
— ICC (@IsraelCampus) January 16, 2022
‘Lady AI-Qaeda’ Aafia Siddiqui, who is serving an 86-year sentence in federal prison for her involvement in 9/11 attacks, is an MIT educated neuroscientist.
— Shubhendu (@BBTheorist) January 16, 2022
Lack of education creates terr0rists?
AHMED: #AafiaSiddiqui lionized in Pakistan as innocent victim of #GWOT #Pakistan PM ?@ImranKhanPTI? vowed for her releasing his election campaign. He is likely to be reelected. #texassynagogue #colleyville ?@IWF? via ?@StudiGo_LLC? #STOPANTISEMITISM pic.twitter.com/EOm4qveQGg
— Qanta Ahmed (@MissDiagnosis) January 16, 2022
— BREAKING: Speaking to reporters right now in Philadelphia, President Joe Biden says the hostage situation at the Colleyville Synagogue in Texas last night was "an act of terror."
— Belaaz News (@TheBelaaz) January 16, 2022
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