Synagogue attacker gets life sentence

Date22 December 2020
Published date22 December 2020
He killed two people after he failed to gain entry to the building.

The October 9, 2019 attack is considered one of the worst anti- Semitic assaults in Germany's post-war history.

The 28-year-old defendant, Stephan Balliet, posted a screed against Jews before trying to shoot his way into the synagogue in the eastern city of Halle while broadcasting the attack live on a popular gaming site.

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