Germany: Assailant livestreamed attempted attack on synagogue

The methodology of the assailant bore a striking resemblance to the rampage in Christchurch more than six months ago, in which a far-right extremist broadcast his killings live on social media.

Police officers cross a wall at a crime scene in Halle, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (Sebastian Willnow/dpa via AP)

A heavily armed gunman with a live streaming head camera tried to storm a synagogue in eastern Germany on Wednesday as congregants observed the holiest day in Judaism. Foiled by a locked door, he killed two people outside and wounded two others in an anti-Semitic spree that smacked of far-right terrorism.