TEXAS (VINnews) — Could the attack in Colleyville have been prevented? Why was the Islamic terrorist who took hostages allowed to obtain a visa, and not placed on a no-fly list? These are some of the unanswered questions being raised, as new details about the attacker have been revealed.
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Malik Faisal Akram, who was killed after an 11-hour hostage standoff in a reform synagogue, reportedly had a criminal history and was known to UK police.
Akram had an exclusion order created against him in 2001, banning him from Blackburn magistrates court, after he said that he wished a court usher had been a passenger on the planes flown by terrorists into the Twin Towers and Pentagon on 9/11.
In addition, Gulbar Akram, Malik’s brother, told Sky News that his brother had a criminal record, and questioned how he was issued a visa.
Gulbar said, “He’s known to police. Got a criminal record. How was he allowed to get a visa and acquire a gun?”
He added that he “should never have been able to get through immigration…someone helped him. He shouldn’t have been able to board a plane without any stringent checks.”
Gulbar has also been quoted as saying that his brother suffered from “mental health issues.”
All four hostages were able to escape unharmed.
He must have worn his mask. That’s why he wasn’t placed on the do not fly list.
Watch misplaced focus on TSA. This clown could have easily entered US through the open southern border. He could have been detained by Border Patrol but released immediately with benefits by Biden and the rest of his ilk. The no fly list no longer matters to terrorists.
It reminds me when the TSA failed an airport security breach test by 95% a few years ago… add that with an open border … complete failure…it’s scary
As a citizen of the United Kingdom he was entitled to enter the United States at any time with no need to apply for a visa in advance. That is what the Visa Waiver program is about. That is true for citizens of 39 other countries.
We must give him citizenship and allow him to vote in the elections
My cousin’s baby was accidentally put on a list. I guess they’re just as careless with who they leave off as they are with who they include.
Other sites give additional information.
He entered the U.S. on a flight shortly before the secular New Year.
It is not clear how he obtained a weapon (especially a loaded weapon).
He was welcomed in by the would-be captives when he told them he was homeless.
Come on, please stop calling it a synagogue. You’re insulting every synagogue that there was and is in the world. This was a temple, no more no less. They are reformed congregation, no more and no less.
The rabbi can’t even acknowledge God in all his speeches. Why don’t you thank Hash-em?!!???