More men in trouble over attack on synagogue.
Two more men have been arrested in Manchester, northern England, as part of the ongoing investigation into the attack carried out by a British citizen against a synagogue in Texas on Jan. 15.
The UK counter-terror police said this on Wednesday.
“As part of the local investigation, two men have been arrested this morning in Manchester.
“They remain in custody for questioning,’’ the Counter Terrorism Policing North West division said in a statement.
On Jan. 15, a man who was later identified as British citizen Malik Faisal Akram took four people, hostage, in the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, during Sabbath services.
After a standoff that lasted for several hours, the hostages managed to escape and Akram.
He had been reportedly arrived in the U.S. via New York City’s JFK International Airport two weeks earlier, was shot dead by the police.
U.S. media reported that the hostage-taker claimed to be the brother of convicted terrorist Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman, who allegedly had ties to al-Qaeda (terrorist group, banned in Russia).
He was reportedly demanding freedom for his sister, who was serving an 86-year sentence in a U.S. federal prison for trying to kill American officers in Afghanistan.
On Jan. 20, the UK counter-terror announced the arrest of two men in Manchester and Birmingham as part of the investigation into the events in Texas.
