US authorities on Sunday launched an “international scope” investigation into the kidnapper
British counter-terrorism police announced they arrested two youths on Sunday evening in connection with the weekend hostage-taking by a British national at a Texas synagogue.
“Two youths have been arrested this evening in South Manchester. They remain in custody for questioning,” Greater Manchester Police said in a statement.
US authorities on Sunday launched an “international scope” investigation into the Briton who died the day before, Malik Faisal Akram, 44, after holding several people hostage for ten hours in a Texas synagogue, an “act of terrorism ” denounced by Joe Biden and the United Kingdom.
North West England Counter Terrorism Police confirmed in a statement that Malik Faisal Akram is from the Blackburn area of Lancashire.
On the Blackburn Muslim Community Facebook page, a man identifying as his brother said he “suffered from mental health issues” and was “shot and killed”.
The four hostages were all released unharmed, including a rabbi, Charlie Cytron-Walker, who detailed that “the gunman had become increasingly aggressive and threatening in the final hour of the hostage crisis.”
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