Halle suspect confesses to Yom Kippur shooting
11 October 2019 |
1:53 pm
The suspect in the synagogue attack, Stephan B., has confessed to the shooting in the eastern German city of Halle. He cited anti-Semitic and right-wing extremist motives for the attack.
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