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Teenagers arrested in UK over Texas synagogue siege | First Thing

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Nicola Slawson
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UK counter-terrorism police detain teenagers in Manchester and suspect named as Briton Malik Faisal Akram. Plus, Lego sued over Queer Eye toy jacket

Good morning.

Two teenagers have been arrested in Manchester, north-west England, after the FBI said an armed British man travelled to Texas and took four hostages at a synagogue in what President Joe Biden called an act of terror".

Did any of the hostages die? No. All four hostages survived the siege and were unharmed, according to local police.

What about Akram? He was pronounced dead after the FBI stormed the building.

Where is he from? UK security sources confirmed to the Guardian that the suspect had been a resident of Blackburn in Lancashire. This was later confirmed in a statement by Greater Manchester police.

What has Djokovic said? In a statement yesterday, he said he was extremely disappointed" with the ruling but respected it and would cooperate with the relevant authorities in relation to my departure from the country".

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