British terrorist Malik Faisal Akram warned 'I have hundreds of bullets' in calls to his family as he threatened hostages, MailOnline has learned.
The 44 year old from Blackburn - seen here with young members of his family in a new picture - could also be heard ranting about American involvement in Afghanistan in calls home as he held hostages in a Texas synagogue.
He was shot dead by an FBI SWAT team police shortly after the calls home to Lancashire.
His father Malik Akram revealed the distressing phone calls to family friends - and said his jihadist son had 'destroyed his own life and the lives of his family too.'
His grieving father, speaking in Urdu at his terraced home in Blackburn said: 'What my son has done, I have no words to explain it or to understand what he did and why he did it.
'It came as the biggest shock of my life when I heard he was in America and in a synagogue.
Malik Faisal Akram (pictured), 44, could be heard ranting about American involvement in Afghanistan in calls home as he held hostages in a Texas synagogue
The FBI believe he bought a gun on the streets and armed himself with it when he entered the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue (pictured) in Colleyville, Texas last Saturday
Akram photographed at a faith based daytime outreach centre in Dallas, Texas, on January 2, 2022
'When I heard this, I thought somebody was having a joke.
'He has destroyed himself and he has destroyed us. My wife has not stopped crying.'
He said his son had phoned home several times during the siege and during those calls ranted about the US war in Afghanistan and threatened that he was armed and had 'hundreds of bullets'.
Akram had fallen out with most of his family in the years leading up to his Texas terror bid, angered and alienating them with his extreme views, it's understood.
His extreme views helped lead to the collapse of his marriage to his wife Farzana who complained of his 'controlling' behaviour, a close family friend disclosed.
The family source said he had been a controlling husband - and his mental state deteriorated as his marriage broke down and his view of Islam became more and more extreme.
They said: 'He was very controlling towards his wife who he married in Jhelum, Pakistan around 2004. He forced his wife to wear the Purdah and would not let her out of his sight he even went to the GP with her if she had an appointment.
'He argued with his family over their lifestyles and things like the men's beards not being in line with what he saw as Islamic requirements. He wished for a Caliphate Britain.
He added: 'He had no regular job or income. But how he came to become a man with such extreme views is the burning question.
Police are piecing together the terrorist's final movements after arriving at JFK airport by January 2 before staying in a homeless hostel run by a Christian charity before launching the attack on January 15
A Texas Synagogue hostage flees, watched by a SWAT team officer perched in an armoured car
'He would criticise anybody he believed was not living up to his Islamic beliefs. He thought women should stay at home and never leave without their husbands.'
He added: 'He had been in trouble with the police His father had very close links to the mosques and is a well- respected member of the local community. 'But, basically, his son became a pain when it
