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Suspect on the run after shooting rampage near German synagogue kills two people

Two people have been killed in a shooting rampage near a synagogue in the eastern German town of Halle, according to local police.

One woman was killed close to the town’s synagogue around midday local time on Wednesday, before a gunman opened fire at a kebab shop roughly 600 meters away, fatally wounding a man. A 35-minute video has been posted online that appears to have been filmed by the gunman.

A police search for the perpetrators is now underway. At least one person is on the run and local residents were urged to seek safety, as the attack may have involved as many as three suspects, according to the Federal Criminal Office.

One suspect has been arrested. A spokesman for the German federal prosecutor identified the suspect as “Stephan B.” and said he is 27 years old.

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By Wednesday afternoon, a police operation was underway in the small village of Wiedersdorf, around 14 kilometers (8.6 miles) east of Halle, according to CNN’s German affiliate, n-tv.

Several people were also injured in what local authorities described as a “rampage.” The incident near the synagogue comes on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

A German security official told CNN that “investigators believe the shootings in Halle were motivated by far-right ideology” based on what they have learned so far.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her “deep condolences to the family of the victims,” government spokesperson Stephen Siebert tweeted.
“Our solidarity to all Jews on the holy day of Yom Kippur. Our thanks to the security forces who are still on the case,” Siebert said.

The attack had hit Germans “in the heart,” Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, said on Twitter. He added: “We all have to fight against anti-Semitism in our country.”

Video appears to show attack
The video appears to have been filmed with a camera mounted on the helmet of the attacker.

The video, which was filmed from the shooter’s perspective, bears striking resemblance to the video filmed by the suspect in the Christchurch attack in New Zealand in March.

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The suspected gunman in the German attack launched into a brief anti-Semitic rant in the video, claiming the Holocaust “never happened” and saying that the root of some of the world’s problems are the Jews.

The 35-minute video shows the suspected gunman shooting multiple individuals and driving in a car to multiple locations, including a synagogue and a kebab shop.

The video was posted on Twitch, an online video streaming platform that is most commonly used to live stream video games.

A spokesperson for Twitch confirmed to CNN that the apparent video of the attack was livestreamed on its platform.

“We are shocked and saddened by the tragedy that took place in Germany today, and our deepest condolences go out to all those affected,” Twitch said in a statement.

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“Twitch has a zero-tolerance policy against hateful conduct, and any act of violence is taken extremely seriously. We are working with urgency to remove this content and permanently suspend any accounts found to be posting or reposting content of this abhorrent act.”

Halle police referred CNN to the federal prosecutor’s office.
Annette Hechler, a spokeswoman for the federal prosecutor, said they are investigating the video.

She declined to comment on the identity of the suspect who is in police custody or on the weapon that was used in the attack.

Source: cnn.com

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