Halle and Landsberg attack

Halle and Landsberg attack
Halle and Landsberg attack
Location	Halle & Landsberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Date	9 October 2019
Target	Synagogue and kebab stand in Halle
Attack type	Mass shooting
Weapons	Homemade slam-fire shotgun,; Homemade submachine gun,; Improvised explosives;
Deaths	2
Injured	3 (including the suspect)
Perpetrator	Stephan Balliet
Motive	Antisemitism and right-wing extremism

The 2019 Halle and Landsberg attack was a shooting incident that happened on 9 October 2019 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.^[1] Two people were killed, and two others were severely injured.^[2]^[3]

The suspect was arrested later the same day. He is 27-year-old German, Stephan Balliet from Saxony-Anhalt. Federal investigators called the attack a far-right and antisemitic crime.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Oltermann, Philip (9 October 2019). "'Rampage situation' as two killed in shooting in German city of Halle". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
↑ "News-Briefing: Das ist über den Angriff in Halle bekannt". Der Spiegel. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via Spiegel Online.
↑ "Germany synagogue shooting: Gunman kills multiple people in Halle attack". The Independent. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

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[guardian-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Oltermann, Philip (9 October 2019). "'Rampage situation' as two killed in shooting in German city of Halle". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[2] "News-Briefing: Das ist über den Angriff in Halle bekannt". Der Spiegel. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via Spiegel Online.

[independent-germany-shooting-synagogue-attack-3] "Germany synagogue shooting: Gunman kills multiple people in Halle attack". The Independent. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

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