Texas synagogue hostage-taking: UK police arrest two people in connection to investigation

Malik Faisal, a British national, was identified as the individual responsible for the hostage-taking incident

Police in the United Kingdom have arrested two teenagers allegedly connected to the hostage-taking at a Dallas area Synagogue over the weekend.

“As part of the ongoing investigation into the attack that took place at a Synagogue in Texas on 15 January 2022, Officers from the Counter Terror Policing North West have made two arrests in relation to the incident,” the Greater Manchester Police said in a statement on Twitter Sunday.

“Two teenagers were detained in South Manchester this evening,” the statement continued. “They remain in custody for questioning.”

The news comes after Malik Faisal Akram, a British national, was identified as the individual responsible for the hostagetaking incident in Texas over the weekend.

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