LONDON: British police said on Thursday they’ve arrested two people in connection with a hostage-taking at a temple in Texas.
Untoward Terrorism Police North West said one man was arrested on Thursday in Birmingham, central England, and another in the northern English megacity of Manchester. They’re being held for questioning and haven’t yet been charged.
The force said it was continuing to support US authorities with their disquisition into Saturday’s hostage incident. Malik Faisal Akram, a 44- time-old British citizen, took four people hostage at a Texas temple in a 10-hour standoff that ended in his death. All four hostages were unharmed.
Police didn’t expose details about the two people detained on Thursday. British police don’t release names and details of detainees until they’re charged. On Sunday, police arrested British teenagers in Manchester as part of the disquisition. They were latterly released without charge.
Akram was from Blackburn, an artificial megacity in northwest England. His family said he’d been suffering from internal health issues.
