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UK anti-terror police make 2 more arrests in Texas synagogue hostage probe; 4 total in custody

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U.K. anti- terrorism police arrested two more men in Manchester Wednesday in connection with their investigation of a British man who took Jewish worshippers …
U.K. anti- terrorism police arrested two more men in Manchester Wednesday in connection with their investigation of a British man who took Jewish worshippers hostage at a Texas synagogue. Four of the six arrested are still in custody. British citizen Malik Faisal Akram,44, took four people hostage at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan.15. The nearly 11-hour standoff ended with the remaining three hostages running out safely and the alleged gunman shot and killed when FBI agents stormed the building. He was heard on the synagogue’s Facebook livestream demanding the release of Aafia Siddiqui, also known as „Lady Al Qaeda,“ a Pakistani national imprisoned in Fort Worth for allegedly trying to kill U.

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