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Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/09/europe/attack-halle-germany-grm-intl/index.html
Two Dead in German Synagogue Attack on Yom Kippur
(CNN) A gunman in Halle, Germany, killed two people and injured several others near a synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. The German Federal Prosecutor's office said the attack appeared to have been motivated by "extreme far-right and anti-Semitic" views. German authorities have arrested the perpetrator, Stephan Balliet, 27, a German neo-Nazi. A video posted online appeared to have been filmed by a camera mounted on the helmet of the attacker. In the video, the gunman is heard launching into an anti-Semitic rant and claiming that the Holocaust never happened. The video shows the gunman trying to break down the synagogue doors, cursing in frustration before driving away. Some 70 to 80 people were inside at the time. A witness said he saw a man dressed in army clothing and a steel helmet, holding what appeared to be a machine gun.