Germany synagogue shooting: Gunman kills multiple people in Halle attack! #Manhunt

Video taken from Independent. - Manhunt underway after shootings in at least three locations during Jewish religious festival of Yom Kippur. - At least two people have been killed in shootings at multiple locations in Germany, including near a synagogue in the city of Halle. Local police have arrested one person but told people to "remain vigilant" on Wednesday afternoon. Investigators previously said the perpetrators fled in a vehicle, and a manhunt was underway.

Halle police later said they were investigating "further information from the public" and urged people to stay calm. One victim's body was in the street outside the synagogue, while another victim was said to have been shot at a nearby Turkish kebab shop. A separate shooting was reported in the town of Landsberg, around a 20 minute drive from Halle.

Sources told Bild a taxi driver was injured after an attempted hijacking targeting his car. Anja Werner, the mayor of Landsberg, later said two suspects had hijacked a car and were on a motorway that leads to Munich. Police have not confirmed whether the incidents are linked.

The Halle incident started at around noon local time (11am BST) on Humboldtstrasse, which houses a synagogue and Jewish cemetery. Police did not immediately confirm local reports that a man had attempted to break through the door of the synagogue and then shot a passerby. Some reports said the victim was a woman using a nearby tram stop. An eyewitness told reporters at the scene that he heard an explosion at the Jewish cemetery, and that he saw the attacker use both a shotgun and machine gun.

source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-shooting-synagogue-attack-latest-halle-today-shooter-death-toll-grenade-a9148791.html