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Martin Bentham

Malik Faisal Akram: Texas siege hostage taker was investigated by MI5

Malik Faisal Akram

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The Texas siege hostage taker shot dead by the FBI was investigated by MI5 just over a year ago, but deemed to present no terrorist threat, it has emerged.

Sources said that Malik Faisal Akram, 44, who held a Jewish rabbi and worshippers during an 1-hour armed stand-off, had been the subject of a “short” probe by spies during the second half of 2020 after a tip off about his potential danger.

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