synagogue in German city of Halle suffered an attack where a man forcibly broke into ir place of worship on holiest day for Jews. senior German officials visited scene of crime to meet Jewish community to console m after y were rattled by incident. It was reported that two people were murdered during assault which took place outside synagogue and in a kebab shop. Jewish people in Germany are again feeling horrors of holocaust. attack stirred new concerns among people with respect to rising far-right extremism and uncertainties about police response. 

police officials outside synagogue

During attack, re were police officers present outside Jewish synagogue making it vulnerable to attacks. Josef Schuster, who is he of Germany’s Jewish community, blamed police and called absence of police officers outside synagogue as part of improper behavior. His statement points out that Jews are still unsafe in city and depend on police. members were locked behind doors and waited for police officials to arrive for more than 10 minutes. 

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Gunman belonged to extreme-right background

prosecutor Stephan B identified attacker as a German citizen. gunman used home-me weapons to execute attack. However, it was a failed attempt as re were 80 people present inside place of worship, yet he mand to kill one woman on street and a man in kebab shop. officials identified him as a 27-year old German citizen, who belongs to an extreme-right background. motives behind attack are yet t clear. But re are speculations that attacker probably uploed video of attack on a live-streaming gaming platform. reports reveal that policies have t confirmed details of attack, and case will be taken over by anti-terrorism nts.

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Angela Merkel asked for solidarity

attack was criticised by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Her spokesperson furr expressed condolences and asked for "solidarity for all Jews on holy day of Yom Kippur."  he of Jewish community reported that people inside synagogue saw everything and were scared. y all were rescued several hours later incident and finally felt a sigh of relief. 

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Incidence of violence increasing in Germany

video of attacker was published on a famous gaming site, where one can hear him ranting about Jews, saying anti-Semitic remarks and denied that Holocaust ever happened. Domestic Intelligence ncy of Germany has reported a sudden increase in number of attacks against Jews from 21 in previous year to 48 in 2019. reports also reveal that re is an increase in number of far-right extremist accounts for a total of 24,100. se people are considered to be potentially violent. Such rising acts of violence are periodically reported and are a serious matter of concern.

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