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Rabbi threw chair at Texas synagogue gunman before escaping; FBI casts standoff as terrorism

John Bacon and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAYComments Off on Rabbi threw chair at Texas synagogue gunman before escaping; FBI casts standoff as terrorism

A rabbi who endured a standoff at a Texas synagogue said he and other hostages fled after he threw a chair at the assailant, Malik Faisal Akram.

      
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