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British police handed more time to quiz pair over Texas synagogue stand-off

The pair were arrested on Thursday in Birmingham and Manchester

Wales Online

FBI agents stormed Texas synagogue as British hostage-taker became more ‘combative’, agency reveals

FBI found a key on Akram’s body which they later traced to a locked mountain bike after a tip from the public

The Independent UK

British police granted extra time to quiz men over Texas synagogue stand-off

The two men who were arrested on Thursday in Birmingham and Manchester remain in custody.

The Independent UK

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Texas synagogue hostage-taker killed by multiple gunshot wounds, medical examiner says

The armed man who took four people hostage at a Colleyville, Texas, synagogue on Saturday was killed by multiple gunshot wounds after an FBI team raided the building, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner.

Tribune News Service

Texas synagogue hostage-taker killed by multiple gun shots

A medical examiner says the gunman who held four people captive at a Texas synagogue in a 10-hour standoff that ended with the hostages escaping and an FBI tactical team rushing in was killed by multiple gunshot wounds

The Independent UK

Texas synagogue attack: Brit terrorist's chilling last call with brother during siege

In the harrowing call Malik Faisal Akram is heard speaking to his brother duing his siege of a Texas synagogue and telling him 'I'm opening the doors for every youngster in England to enter America and f**k with them'

Daily Mirror

FBI director, Colleyville rabbi, security experts speak about hostage standoff and healing

FORT WORTH, Texas — In Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker’s first public meeting since Saturday’s hostage situation in Colleyville, he joined FBI Director Christopher Wray and the Anti-Defamation League’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and Central Division Vice President Cheryl Drazin in discussing antisemitism, further investigation into the standoff at Congregation Beth Israel and…

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Brother of Texas synagogue gunman urged him to surrender in final phone call

He told his brother he had ‘come to die’

The Independent UK

‘I’m coming back home in a body bag,’ Colleyville hostage-taker told his brother in a phone call

DALLAS — Malik Faisal Akram knew his plans were most likely in vain after he armed himself and took four people hostage in a Colleyville synagogue on Saturday, demanding the release of a federal prisoner nearby.

Tribune News Service

'Mate, you don't need to do this': Brother of Texas hostage taker begs him 'think about your kids' in final phone call

Malik Faisal Akram, 44, who was shot and killed by the FBI, tells his brother: 'I've come to die'

Manchester Evening News

Two men arrested in England over Texas synagogue stand-off

Audio footage appeared to show attempts by hostage-taker Malik Faisal Akram’s younger brother to persuade him to surrender.

The Independent UK

Two men arrested in UK by police investigating Texas synagogue hostage-taker Malik Faisal Akram

Two men have been arrested in Birmingham and Manchester as part of the investigation into the Texas synagogue attack by British hostage-taker Malik Faisal Akram.

Evening Standard

Texas synagogue attack: Two men arrested in UK after Colleyville siege

The men remain in custody for questioning

The Independent UK

Hostage taker shot dead by FBI 'lived in Liverpool with former gang boss'

Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, former Liverpool criminal Darren Gee tells of his friendship with man behind US hostage siege

Manchester Evening News

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Liverpool Echo

Hostage taker shot dead by FBI 'lived in Liverpool with former gang boss Darren Gee'

Exclusive: Former Liverpool criminal Darren Gee tells of his friendship with man behind US hostage siege

The Independent UK

Jewish leaders renew antisemitism fight after hostage case

For many Jewish leaders, the hostage standoff in a Texas synagogue was all too familiar

The Independent UK

White House: Texas hostage-taker had raised no red flags

A White House spokeswoman says an armed British man who took four people hostage during a 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue that ended in his death entered the United States without raising any red flags during multiple checks against law enforcement databases

Tribune News Service

What we know about the investigation into the Texas synagogue hostage-taker

DALLAS — The investigation into the 11-hour standoff at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville on Saturday has continued to unearth new details about what happened before, and during, the attack on the synagogue.

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The Independent UK

Texas synagogue siege: Teenagers arrested in Manchester released without charge

Pair were detained for questioning on Sunday after Malik Faisal Akram, from Blackburn, died in stand-off with US police

Al Jazeera

Texas synagogue gunman was known to British intelligence: Report

MI5 investigated Malik Faisal Akram in 2020 but he was no longer considered a risk at the time of the attack, BBC says.

The Independent UK

Texas synagogue gunman had previously been investigated by MI5

Malik Faisal Akram was a subject of interest for the security services but was not deemed a credible security threat.

Daily Mirror

Texas gunman 'known to MI5 but no longer deemed a threat before flying to US'

"Malik Faisal Akram, the Texas synagogue hostage-taker, was known to MI5 and was investigated in 2020," a report said

The Guardian - UK

MI5 investigated Texas synagogue hostage-taker in 2020

UK intelligence concluded Malik Faisal Akram posed no threat, which allowed him to travel to US and buy gun

Evening Standard

Malik Faisal Akram: Texas siege hostage taker was investigated by MI5

The Texas siege hostage taker shot dead by the FBI was investigated by MI5 just over a year ago, but deemed to present no terrorist threat, it has emerged.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Attack on synagogue is a sad reminder

Living their faith, worshippers at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, invited an unknown, unkempt (by his own admission he "didn't look nice") man into their synagogue after he asked if it was a night shelter. They gave him comfort — and a cup of tea.

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