Who is Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistan national at the centre of Texas hostage incident?
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A gunman, now identified as a British national, had taken four people hostage at a Dallas-area synagogue in the United States on Sunday. As per a few reports, he had demanded the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistan national who is dubbed as the 'Lady Qaeda' and is currently lodged in a US jail. The hostage-taker also claimed to be the brother of Siddiqui. Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist, is serving an 86-year federal prison.
