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The investigation into the events leading up to Malik Faisal Akram taking hostages at a Dallas synagogue revealed a troubling new detail last night. The homeless Muslim man had been turned away from a local mosque days before the attack.
According to CBS DFW:
The staff at the Islamic Center of Irving said they had an uncomfortable encounter with Malik Faisal Akram just a few days before the synagogue attack. The leadership there believes their place of worship narrowly avoided becoming a target as well.
âHe came in and he did his prayers and then asked if he could spend the night in the mosque,â said Khalid Hamideh about Akram.
Hamideh, the spokesman for the center, said Akram became angry when he was told he could not spend the night there.
âHe got a little agitated saying âyouâre not helping out a fellow brother in the faithâ and all that stuff,â said Hamideh. âWhen he did get agitated he was shown the door and left.â…
