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Man convicted of murder, sentenced to life in German synagogue attack

© Getty A German court on Monday convicted a 28-year-old man of murder and attempted murder for a 2019 attack on a Halle synagogue and sentenced him to life in prison. Stephan Balliet, a far-right extremist, posted an anti-Semitic manifesto before attempting to storm the synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. Balliet, who livestreamed the attack, was unable to gain entry to the synagogue after firing at the lock on the front door. He went on to shoot and kill a passerby and open fire into an area Turkish kebab shop, killing one customer. He also shot two other people who were injured.

German court convicts Halle synagogue shooter

Balliet also killed a woman from Halle on his way to the kebab shop. Before the attack, Balliet published a manifesto online announcing his goal was to “Kill as many anti-whites as possible, Jews preferred.” Balliet was unrepentant during his trial and used his closing statements to go on an antisemitic tirade, during which he engaged in Holocaust denial and accused Jews of ruining Germany. Balliet only apologized to the court for killing the German woman, saying that “I didn’t want to kill whites.” Balliet was found “seriously culpable” for his crimes by the court, meaning he would likely not be eligible for early parole after 15 years, something that is often offered to those given life sentences in Germany.

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