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Authorities tell AP that the detainee wants the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist convicted of plotting to assassinate US troops in Afghanistan.

Officials in the United States say a man has been arrested in a Texas synagogue, where he was heard on the street begging for the release of a Pakistani psychologist convicted of plotting to assassinate American troops in Afghanistan.

Colleyville police will say shipped SWAT teams move to Beth Israel Church on Saturday and evacuate residents.

Two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that at least four people believed he was in the synagogue. He spoke to the AP as anonymous because he was not allowed to discuss what was going on.

One of the officials said that the teacher of the synagogue believed that he was one of those arrested.

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Officials are still trying to determine the real motive for the plot.

Authorities say the suspect has been released on bail pending the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani psychiatrist suspected of having links to al-Qaeda, who was sentenced in 2010 to 86 years in prison for beating and shooting US soldiers after his capture. arrested in Afghanistan.

The sanction sparked outrage in Pakistan between political leaders and their supporters, who view him as a victim of the American judiciary. Siddiqui is in federal prison in Texas.

Authorities said the detainee also said he wanted to speak to Siddiqui.

Officials said investigators did not identify the man and warned that the incident was based on an initial investigation because things were moving fast.

ABC News, citing an official who spoke on the matter, said the victim is said to be Siddiqui’s brother. But the official also said the authorities were not sure who he was.

Katie Chaumont, a spokeswoman for the FBI Dallas, said the FBI SWAT was also present at the scene and that troublemakers were communicating with someone in the synagogue. But he did not say whether the man was armed and declined to comment on what the man said to government officials, about the legitimacy of the operation.

Chaumont said police were first called to the synagogue around 11am (17:00 GMT) and people were evacuated to the surrounding area after the incident.

No one is hurt.

“Things are going well, and we have a lot of law-abiding people,” Chaumont said.

These activities have been taking place on the Facebook page of the synagogue for some time. Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that an angry man was heard shouting and talking religiously on a livestream stream, which did not reflect what was going on inside the synagogue.

The man was repeatedly heard saying he did not want to see anyone injured and that he believed he was dead, the newspaper said.

Barry Klompus, a member of the church since its opening in 1999, said he looked at the group.

“It was bad to listen and watch, and it was very bad not to know,” Klompus said in a telephone interview.

Although he could not fully comprehend what the man wanted, Klompus believes the man wants to talk to his sister.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki wrote on Twitter Saturday evening that President Joe Biden has been notified and is receiving updates from officials.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says he is monitoring the situation. “We pray for the safety of detainees and rescuers,” he wrote on Twitter.

The president of the Union for Reform Judaism, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, said on Twitter that the agreement “is a great thank you to the authorities who are working hard to free the captives.”

The Anti-Defamation League (AU) is aware of the controversy, and CAIR, a non-Muslim organization in the United States, has condemned the man’s actions.

“The recent attack on American Jews worshiping in the synagogue is a vicious act,” CAIR said in a statement. “We are in contact with the Jewish community, and we pray that the law enforcement agencies will be able to release the detainees quickly and safely. There is no reason to justify or excuse the case.”