Two men have been arrested in the English city of Manchester as part of the investigation into the hostage-taking incident at a Texas synagogue involving British national Malik Faisal Akram, British police said on Wednesday. Akram, 44, originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead when FBI officers rushed into Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 15, following a 10-hour stand-off. Announcing the latest development, Greater Manchester Police said that two men were arrested in Manchester on Wednesday morning and remain in custody for questioning. The force said that officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North West are “working closely with and are supporting U.S. law enforcement.” Two men arrested in Birmingham and Manchester on Jan. 20 as part of the same probe have been released with no further action. FBI officials said on Jan. 16 that they were investigating the incident as a “terrorism-related matter” and that …