Police in the UK have arrested two teenagers 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, a British national, was identified as the individual responsible for the hostage taking incident over the weekend.