At least 2 dead in shooting near German synagogue

Published October 9, 2019 12:24pm ET



At least two people were killed and two injured after a gunman opened fire outside a synagogue in Germany during the Yom Kippur holiday.

The shooting took place in the east German city of Halle, and the gunman fled the scene. It isn’t yet clear if the synagogue was the target, but the shooting comes on the holiest day in Judaism. At least one suspect is still being sought by authorities in connection to the shooting.

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