UK condemns “terrorist act” at synagogue in Texas and shows support for US government

the Minister of British Foreign AffairsLiz Truss on Sunday called in the kidnapping that took place at a synagogue over the weekend Texas as an “act of terrorism and anti-Semitism”.

My thoughts are with the Jewish community and all those affected by this heinous act in Texas. We condemn this act of terrorism and anti-Semitism, “the foreign minister said on Twitter.

“We stand with the United States in defending the rights and freedoms of our citizens against those who spread hatred,” he added.

London’s Ambassador to the United States, Karen Pierce, stated on Twitter that the British authorities had given “full support to the security forces of Texas and the United States”.

Scotland Yard confirmed that British counter-terrorism police officers “were in contact with US authorities and with their colleagues in the FBI.”

The FBI reported on Sunday that the man who died after taking four people hostage over the weekend at a synagogue in Texas, in the southern United States, was a 44-year-old British citizen. Malik Faisal Akram.

The North West England Anti-Terrorist Police, which is taking part in the investigation launched by the US authorities, confirmed the identity of the man and specified in a statement that he was originally from the Blackburn region in Lancashire (north of England) ) com.

On the Facebook page of the Blackburn Muslim community, a man who introduced himself as Faisal Akram’s brother claimed that he had been killed “by gunshot” and “suffered from mental health problems”.

“There was nothing we could say or do to convince him to surrender,” said the man, who claimed he had been in contact with Faisal, the negotiators and the FBI until early in the morning.

The man, who signed his post on the social network called Gulbar, said the family’s priority is to repatriate Faisal Akram’s remains to the UK. “Although we have been warned that it could take weeks,” he said.

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