British police are assisting the FBI with the investigation into the Colleyville synagogue standoff.
Late Sunday, British counterterrorism police said they were questioning two teenagers in Manchester, England, in connection with the investigation.
Siddiqui is currently being held at the federal prison medical center, FMC Carswell in Fort Worth, after her conviction for firing shots at US troops and federal agents who were questioning her in a counterterrorism investigation in Afghanistan in 2008. But in a news conference Sunday The DFW Council on American Islamic Relations which has campaigned for Siddiqui's release, and Siddiqui's attorney said the hostage-taker does not speak for Siddiqui's cause and that they have had no contact with the man.
In the days before the synagogue attack, there was more chatter about Siddiqui's case on social media as supporters posted concerns about Siddiqui's mother who was recently hospitalized.
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