2 Men Arrested in England Over Texas Synagogue Hostage Incident

2 Men Arrested in England Over Texas Synagogue Hostage Incident
Police stand in front of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 16, 2022. Brandon Wade/AP Photo
Alexander Zhang
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UK police have arrested two men in Birmingham and Manchester as part of the investigation into the hostage-taking incident at a Texas synagogue involving British national Malik Faisal Akram.

Akram, 44, originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead when FBI officers rushed into Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 15, following a 10-hour stand-off.