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Synagogue In Texas: Arrest Of Two Young People In The United Kingdom

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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