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German authorities suspect 'anti-Semitic', 'far-right' shooting motive

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AFP Berlin
Last Updated : Oct 10 2019 | 12:15 AM IST

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said that investigators suspect the perpetrator of a deadly shooting Wednesday outside a synagogue in Halle had a far-right, anti-Jewish motive.

"According to what we now know we have to assume that it was at least an anti-Semitic attack," Seehofer said in a statement.

"According to the federal prosecutor there are sufficient indications for a possible right-wing extremist motive.

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First Published: Oct 10 2019 | 12:15 AM IST

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