Texas synagogue siege: Two men arrested in Manchester

(BBC) Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into an attack on a Texas synagogue which saw a gunman take four people hostage.

Malik Faisal Akram, 44, from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead by the FBI after a 10-hour standoff in the US on 15 January.

Greater Manchester Police said two men were arrested in Manchester earlier.

Two other men arrested in Birmingham and Manchester on 20 January have been released with no further action.

The force said officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North West were continuing with their investigation and working closely with US law enforcement.

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