Joe Biden says Texas synagogue siege was an 'act of terror'
The US president said the 10-hour hostage standoff in a Texas synagogue, which ended with an FBI Swat team rushing into the building and the captor's death, was 'an act of terror'. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Authorities identified the hostage-taker as a 44-year-old British national, Malik Faisal Akram, who was killed on Saturday night after the last hostages ran out of Congregation Beth Israel at about 9pm. Late on Sunday, police in Manchester in the UK announced that two teenagers were in custody in connection with the standoff Texas synagogue siege: teenagers arrested in UK as FBI names Briton as hostage-taker https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/16/texas-synagogue-siege-biden-condemns-act-of-terror-fbi-names-briton-hostage-taker The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram/guardian
