FBI Finally Release Photos Of British Muslim Man Who Held 4 Hostage - Malik Faisal Akram (Photos)

The man who held four people hostage inside a Texas synagogue on Saturday, January 15, including a rabbi, has been identified as a British national by the FBI. Malik Faisal Akram, 44, is the suspect, according to Matthew DeSarno, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Dallas Field Office.

According to the FBI, there is no evidence that anyone else was involved, and the act was not anti-Semitic.

Photos of the British Muslim guy who held four people hostage inside a Texas synagogue have been released by the FBI.

When SWAT Operatives raided Congregation Beth-Israel in Colleyville and rescued the hostages alive late Saturday, January 15, Akram was slain.

The British Foreign Office confirmed to the Daily News on Sunday that they are "informed" of the death of a British citizen.

Akram was from Blackburn, UK and following his death, the Blackburn Muslim community took to their Facebook page to mourn his death.

FBI release photos of the British Muslim man who held four people hostage inside a Texas synagogue

On a livestream from inside the synagogue, Akram could be heard calling for the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a 49-year-old Pakistani woman serving an 86-year sentence at Fort Worth prison for shooting at two FBI special agents, a U.S. Army warrant officer, an Army captain and military interpreters in 2008.

Akram referred to Siddiqui as his “sister,” but John Floyd, Siddiqui’s legal counsel, said her brother, Mohammad Siddiqui, was not involved.

“This assailant has nothing to do with Dr. Aafia, her family, or the global campaign to get justice for Dr. Aafia. We want the assailant to know that his actions are wicked and directly undermine those of us who are seeking justice for Dr. Aafia,” Floyd said in a statement.

“We have confirmed that the family member being wrongly accused of this heinous act is not near the DFW Metro area.”

Meanwhile Akram’s family said Sunday that he was “suffering from mental health issues,” but said they “apologize wholeheartedly” and condemn his actions.

“There was nothing we could have said to him or done that would have convinced him to surrender,” they said in a statement through the Blackburn Muslim Community.?