Malik Akram called NY number before taking Texas synagogue hostage: report
By Larry Celona and Gabrielle Fonrouge
January 18, 2022 5:09pm
The armed terrorist who took four people hostage inside a Texas synagogue made phone calls to someone with a New York number before the incident, it was revealed Tuesday.
Shortly after Malik Faisal Akram arrived in New York on Dec. 29, he purchased a cell phone with a New York area code and made a number of calls to the individual, who also had a number from New York, according to law enforcement sources and the Washington Post.
Investigators probing the incident have identified that person and told the outlet it doesn’t appear they had anything to do with Akram’s plan.
Law enforcement sources told The Post Akram had also used the phone to make calls to his family in the UK to ask for money and tell them he was headed to Texas to get married. ...
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