2 dead in Germany shooting near synagogue

Two people were killed today following a shooting rampage near a synagogue in the eastern German town of Halle.

Here’s what else we know about the shooting:

The suspect in the Halle attack has been identified as a 27-year-old man, according to a spokesperson for the German federal prosecutor.

The spokesperson identified the suspect as “Stephan B.” The spokesperson would only provide the suspect’s first name and the first initial of his last name.

A Twitch spokesperson confirmed to CNN that the video believed to be of the Halle attack was live-streamed on its platform.

Twitch is on online video streaming platform that is most commonly used to stream live video of video games.

What we know about the video: The 35-minute video appears to have been filmed by the gunman who killed two people. The video appears to have been filmed with a camera mounted on the helmet of the attacker.?

The suspected gunman in today’s shootings – who appears to have filmed a video of the attack — launched into a brief anti-Semitic rant, claiming the Holocaust “never happened” and saying that the root of some of the world’s problems are the Jews.?

The video, which was filmed in a first-shooter perspective, bears striking resemblances to the video?filmed by the suspect in the Christchurch attack in New Zealand in March.

The video was posted to Twitch, an online video platform best known for hosting streams of video games.?

The 35-minute video shows a gunman shooting multiple individuals and driving to multiple locations, including a synagogue and a kebab shop.?

Chancellor Angela Merkel attended a vigil today at a synagogue in Berlin following a shooting rampage in the eastern German town of Halle, according to government spokesperson Steffen Seibert.

“We must fight against any form of anti-Semitism,” said Seibert, who tweeted a photo of Merkel at today’s vigil.

Germany’s federal prosecutor is investigating the video that appears to have been filmed by a helmet camera worn by the attacker who killed two people in Halle today, a spokesperson told CNN.?

Annette Hechler, the federal prosecutor’s spokesperson, said she would not comment on the identity of the suspect who is in police custody or on the weapon that was used in the attack.

The 35-minute video was posted on Twitch, an online video streaming platform that is most commonly used to stream live video of video games.

A 35-minute video has been posted online that appears to have been filmed by the gunman who killed two people — one outside a synagogue and one in a kebab shop — in the German town of Halle.

The video appears to have been filmed with a camera mounted on the helmet of the attacker.

The video was posted on Twitch, an online video streaming platform that is most commonly used to stream live video of video games.

“We are shocked and saddened by the tragedy that took place in Germany today, and our deepest condolences go out to all those affected,” Twitch said in a statement.?

Halle police referred CNN to the federal prosecutor’s office. The federal prosecutor would not comment on the video.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack on the synagogue in Halle on Yom Kippur, calling it a sign of growing anti-Semitism.

Here’s part of Netanyahu’s statement from Wednesday evening:

President of Israel Reuven Rivlin said, “We are stunned and pained by the terrible anti-Semitic murders in Germany today, during the holiest and most important day of the year for all Jews around the world. I call on the leaders of Germany and the free world to bring the full force of law against anti-Semitism and its results.”

Two people were killed in shootings close to a synagogue and nearby kebab shop. A German security official said he believes the attack was “motivated by far-right ideology.”

US Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell said 10 Americans at the Halle synagogue today were not injured.

“We have identified 10 Americans who were inside the synagogue at the time of the attack, all are safe and unharmed,” Grenell wrote on?Twitter.

The US Embassy in Berlin also condemned the deadly shooting in a?tweet.

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer says he assumes that today’s shooting in the town of Halle is an “anti-Semitic” attack, according to a statement reported by CNN affiliate RTL.

The fatal attack took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. A woman was killed near a synagogue, and a man was killed at a nearby kebab shop.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her “deep condolences to the family of the victims,” government spokesperson Steffen Seibert tweeted.

He added that Merkel asked the interior minister state premier to inform her of the situation after the attack.

A German security official told CNN that “investigators believe the shootings in Halle were motivated by far-right ideology” based on what they have learned so far.

The shootings, which killed a man and a woman, took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

One suspect is in custody and at least one other is on the run.

Canadian Prime Minsiter Justin Trudeau called the Germany attack a “despicable and unacceptable act of hatred” and sent his condolences to the victims and their families.

Two people were killed in the shootings, which came on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

An attack on a synagogue in Halle, eastern Germany on Wednesday?has hit Germans in the heart,?Foreign Minster Heiko Maas said on Twitter.?

At least one suspect is still on the run after the fatal shootings near a synagogue and kebab shop in Halle, Germany.

The Halle attacks would have been committed by at least two, possibly three perpetrators, according to a statement from the German Federal Criminal Office.

The police search is in full swing, and the population is asked to continue looking for safety.

António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, strongly condemned the Halle, Germany, according to a statement given through his deputy spokesman.?

He regards this as “yet another tragic demonstration of anti-Semitism — perpetrated on the holy day of Yom Kippur — which needs to be fought with the utmost determination.”

Here’s part of the statement from Guterres’s spokesperson:

Police activity is ongoing in the village of Wiedersdorf, which is about 14 kilometers (about 8 miles) east of Halle, video from CNN’s German affiliate n-tv shows.

The video shows a police helicopter on the ground and several police vehicles parked.

The car used by the suspect seen in video obtained by CNN shooting behind a grey car is registered to the town of Euskirchen, North Rhine–Westfalia, which is 263 miles from Halle.

Halle Police said the two victims of the attack are a woman, who was killed near the synagogue, and a man, who was killed at the kebab shop.

The victims identies have not been released.

The German public prosecutor general is taking on the Halle shooting investigation, a spokesperson told CNN.

The spokesperson would not confirm or deny any possible links to terrorism in the Halle attacks.

Photos captured by a person tweeting from Halle, Germany, appear to show the suspect in today’s deadly attacks.

Attacks in the German town of Halle killed at least two people today.

If you’re just reading in now, a lot of details are still unclear, but here’s what we know so far:

A car was hijacked in Queis, which is near the town of Halle, the mayor of Landsberg district told CNN.

The hijacking happened after the shootings and about 8 miles away from the attacks. Two people were injured in the incident.

Mayor Anja Werner said there was no information on what kind of car was hijacked. The mayor did not know how many suspects had been involved in the hijacking.

Queis is within the Landsberg district and close to a nearby highway.?

The EU commission in Brussels held a moment of silence in honor of two people killed in Halle, Germany in attacks near a synagogue and at a nearby kebab shop.

In a second attack in the German town of?Halle, a gunman opened fire at a kebab shop, according to police.?

The Kebab shop is about 600 meters (or about 2,000 feet) away from a synagogue.

Police told CNN that one person was killed at the kebab shop and another victim was killed near the synagogue.?

An eyewitness told CNN affiliate NTV that?he saw a man wearing a helmet and carrying an assault rifle throw what “looked like a hand grenade with gaffer tape” into the store, but it?“bounced back from the door frame and did not land inside the shop and did not explode.”?Conrad R??ler said the man then opened fire at “least once” into the shop.

Germany is mourning the two people killed in attacks in?Halle,?and government officials urged citizens to follow police advice.

German federal government spokesperson Steffen Seibert tweeted that he hopes police can arrest whoever is behind the attacks.?

Halle?Police tweet that one person has been arrested.

Halle?Police are tweeting that, according to their initial information, two people have been killed in a shooting near a synagogue in the German town. Several people have also been injured.