Two more men arrested in Texas gunman terror investigation

In a statement, the police said: "Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North West continue to support US authorities with their investigation into the events in Texas.

"As a result of this ongoing investigation, two men have been arrested this morning in Birmingham and Manchester. They remain in custody for questioning. CP North West Officers continue to liaise with and support colleagues from other forces."

US law enforcement agents are leading the investigation across the UK into Mr. Akram.

Earlier this week, Officers from Counter Terror Policing North West arrested two teenagers in South Manchester on Sunday night and they remain in police custody for questioning.

It was also revealed that MI5 had placed Malik Faisal Akram under investigation as a potential Islamist terror threat in 2020.

The intelligence investigation into Akram was closed in the second half of that year and concluded that Mr. Akram did not pose a significant threat and he was marked as a “closed subject of interest” in police files. 

UK authorities subsequently did not pass any information to their US counterparts, allowing Akram to enter the US and make his way to Texas where he held a synagogue congregation hostage for 11 hours during their Shabbat services last week.