BREAKING: Shooting near German synagogue leaves 2 people dead
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At least one person was arrested in eastern Germany Wednesday after at least two people were shot and killed near a synagogue, police said.
Several shots were fired in the city of Halle, located near the city of Leipzig, and the suspects fled the scene. Investigators said one suspect was arrested but warned to “still stay alert.”
The article goes on to state the following:
Further information from officials was not immediately clear, but local media outlets reported the shooting took place near a synagogue.
Multiple reports also stated that a few minutes after the shooting, a grenade was thrown into a Jewish cemetery in the same city. One person who claimed to be a witness said, “I saw a girl being shot, she lives around the corner. The killer looked like some kind of policeman in full gear with helmet, protective gear, machine gun. He threw hand grenades into the cemetery.”
Translation of the police department’s tweet below: According to initial findings, two people were in #Halle killed. There were several shots. The alleged perpetrators are fleeing with a vehicle. We are pushing hard and asking the people to stay in their apartments. #hal0910
Nach ersten Erkenntnissen wurden zwei Personen in #Halle getötet.
Es fielen mehrere Schüsse. Die mutmaßlichen Täter sind mit einem Fahrzeug flüchtig. Wir fahnden mit Hochdruck und bitten die Bevölkerung in ihren Wohnungen zu bleiben. #hal0910
— Polizei Halle (Saale) (@Polizei_HAL) October 9, 2019
Translation: Our forces have arrested one person. Still stay alert. We are strong in and around #Halle present and stabilize the situation until all information has been saved. #hal0910
Unsere Kräfte haben eine Person festgenommen.
Bleiben Sie trotzdem weiterhin wachsam.
Wir sind mit starken Kräften in und um #Halle präsent und stabilisieren die Lage, bis alle Informationen gesichert vorliegen.#hal0910
— Polizei Halle (Saale) (@Polizei_HAL) October 9, 2019
Channel 13 News correspondent Barak Ravid tweeted, “Two people killed in a shooting outside a Synagogue in the city of Halle in Germany. Perpetrators fled the scene. A few minutes later a grenade was thrown near a Jewish cemetery in the same city.”
Two people killed in a shooting outside a Synagogue in the city of Halle in Germany. Perpetrators fled the scene. A few minutes later a grenade was thrown near a Jewish cemetery in the same city
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) October 9, 2019
Halle shooting: Two dead after gunman opens fire with machine gun outside synagogue
Police are hunting “several armed culprits” following the shooting in Halle, east Germany, while a grenade thrown at a nearby Jewish cemetery. Police secure around a doner kebab restaurant pic.twitter.com/CrtwjecK6r
— Lilian Chan (@bestgug) October 9, 2019
Thanks to verified images on wires, we can determine the location of the incident.
The shooting took place on Humboldtstraße and police have cordoned off the area in front of the synagogue.
Today is also Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish tradition. https://t.co/KVy1UNfy9d pic.twitter.com/6JatNxOh2B
— Emmanuelle Saliba 🧐 (@_esaliba) October 9, 2019
DEVELOPING: Shooting near German synagogue leaves 2 people dead, police say https://t.co/9ZCaxBydD9
— FoxNashville (@FOXNashville) October 9, 2019
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 | 🇩🇪 They have attacked with shots outside a synagogue in Halle, Germany.
The shooting has caused two deaths and one detainee.#Germany, #Europe, #Halle | Video: @JerusalemVow pic.twitter.com/Cu5VIBzTzX
— RECHES REPORT (@RechesReport) October 9, 2019
Person claiming to be an eyewitness:
“I saw a girl being shot, she lives around the corner.
The killer looked like some kind of policeman in full gear with helmet, protective gear, machine gun. He threw hand granats into the cemetery”.#Halle #Synagogue #shooting https://t.co/XbFqGyDaWG— Pals (@Entrepreneurix) October 9, 2019
DEVELOPING: A second shooting incident was reported in an eastern German town situated just outside Halle, where two people were killed by a gunman outside a synagogue.
The shooting happened in Landsberg, about 15 kilometres east of Halle.
(First pics from Halle 📷) pic.twitter.com/tbSEPzaAmx
— Dana Regev (@Dana_Regev) October 9, 2019
#BREAKING: At least two people killed in a shooting that unfolded near a synagogue in eastern Germany on Wednesday. DETAILS: https://t.co/rdiR0B752u #fox5dc pic.twitter.com/riwq2Az3JF
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) October 9, 2019
Shooting near German synagogue leaves 2 people dead, police say. During #YomKippur, the holiest Jewish day of the year. https://t.co/x5z9n73kEx
— James Spiro (@JamesSpiro) October 9, 2019
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