UK police arrest 2 males over Texas synagogue hostage-taking

Counter Terrorism Police North West mentioned one man was arrested Thursday in Birmingham, central England, and one other within the metropolis of Manchester. They had been being held for questioning and haven’t but been charged.

Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British citizen, took 4 folks hostage at a Texas synagogue in a 10-hour standoff that resulted in his demise. Akram entered the United States as a vacationer about two weeks earlier and frolicked in Dallas-area homeless shelters earlier than Saturday’s assault at Congregation Beth Israel, within the suburb of Colleyville.
Two British youngsters had been arrested as a part of the investigation on Sunday and later launched with out cost.