Malik Faisal Akram was identified as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the building, ending a tense standoff. The 44-year-old was killed. 

In a statement, the FBI said there was no indication that anyone else was involved, but it didn’t provide a possible motive.

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Akram could be heard ranting on a Facebook livestream of the services and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist, Aafia Siddiqui, who was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Army officers in Afghanistan. 

However Siddiqui’s attorney said the two, she and Malik, were not related.

Malik’s brother issued a statement saying that the family doesn’t condone any of his actions and would like to sincerely apologise. 

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“We are absolutely devastated as a family. We can’t say much now as there is an ongoing FBI investigation. We would like to say that we as a family do not condone any of his actions and would like to sincerely apologise wholeheartedly to all the victims involved in the unfortunate incident,” Malik’s brother Gulbar said.

“Sitting in the incident room all last night at Greenbank until the early hours liaising with Faisal, the negotiators, FBI. And although my brother was suffering from mental health issues we were confident that he would not harm the hostages,” he further added.

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It is believed that Akram attended Cedar Street Primary and then went on to Pleckgate High School. He grew up in the Bastwell area of Blackburn.

As per 192.com, Malik lived with the following:

Nasar Akram , Nasreen Akram , Gulbar Akram , Nasar A Malik , Nazneen Akram , Yasir Akram , Zumurd K Malik , Zamurd Khan , Mohammed Akram , Faisal Akram

Other occupants of this address:

Nasar Ellahi , Safina Nasar , Hafsa Nasar , Sarah Nasar