Two teenagers held in Manchester after ‘act of terror’ at US synagogue

Two teenagers have been arrested by police in Manchester after a British hostage-taker was shot after a stand-off at a synagogue in the US (Brandon Wade/AP)

Two teenagers have been arrested in Manchester after a British man flew to the US, bought a weapon and held people hostage in a 10-hour stand-off at a synagogue.

Malik Faisal Akram, originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead when the FBI entered the building in Texas on Saturday night.