Crime

Gunman confesses to Yom Kippur synagogue shooting that killed two

By Zach Halaschak
Published October 11, 2019 3:37pm ET
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Gunman confesses to Yom Kippur synagogue shooting that killed two
People take part at a minute's silence and a demonstration against anti-semitism at the marketplace in the old town of Halle (Saale), Germany, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. A heavily armed assailant ranting about Jews tried to force his way into a synagogue in Germany on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day, then shot two people to death nearby in an attack Wednesday that was livestreamed on a popular gaming site. | (Jens Meyer/AP)

A gunman in Germany confessed to killing two people near a synagogue on Yom Kippur in an anti-Semitic attack.

The man, identified only as Stephan B., appeared in German federal court where he admitted to killing a person outside a synagogue on Judaism’s holiest day and another person at a nearby kebab restaurant.

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Antisemitism Germany Judaism Mass Shootings New Zealand