German prosecutor says shooting suspect wanted to carry out massacre, inspire others

Record ID: 1436135

  • Title: German prosecutor says shooting suspect wanted to carry out massacre, inspire others
  • Date: 10th October 2019
  • Summary: KARLSRUHE, GERMANY (OCTOBER 10, 2019) (REUTERS) GERMAN JUSTICE MINISTER CHRISTINE LAMBRECHT AND PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GENERAL PETER FRANK ARRIVE FOR STATEMENT MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN JUSTICE MINISTER CHRISTINE LAMBRECHT, SAYING: "According to the latest information, this was a terrorist attack of a right-wing lone perpetrator. We assume that he had anti-semitic and extremist causes for the attack, and directed this against the Jewish community at the synagogue in Halle. And he did not manage to get into the synagogue only because of lucky circumstances - if you can call it like that in those circumstances." VARIOUS OF STATEMENT (SOUNDBITE) (German) PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GENERAL PETER FRANK, SAYING: "What we experienced yesterday was terrorism. According to our findings, the suspect Stephan B. aimed to carry out a massacre in the Jewish community of Halle." LAMBRECH AND FRANK AT STATEMENT (SOUNDBITE) (German) PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GENERAL PETER FRANK, SAYING: "According to our information, Stephan B. wanted to create a world-wide effect by filming the attack live, by his commentary during the attack, his manifesto and his plan which he distributed in the internet before." MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN JUSTICE MINISTER CHRISTINE LAMBRECHT, SAYING: "We must make sure that we must protect our Jewish citizens much better.” VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
  • Embargoed: 24th October 2019 14:42
  • Keywords: Halle shooting Christine Lambrecht Public Prosecutor General right-wing extremism
  • Location: KARLSRUHE, GERMANY
  • City: KARLSRUHE, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B0IK7D3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Germany's federal prosecutor said on Thursday that Stephan B., the man suspected of an attack on a synagogue in eastern Germany on Wednesday that killed two people, wanted to carry out a massacre in the synagogue and inspire others to similar attacks.
    "What we experienced yesterday was terrorism. According to our findings, the suspect Stephan B. aimed to carry out a massacre," the federal prosecutor, Peter Frank, said.
    He said the suspect seemed to have built several of his own weapons and explosives were found in his car.
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