A man held in a deadly shooting attack near a German synagogue confesses and says his actions were motivated by antisemitic and right-wing views
Named as Stephan B, the man appeared before an investigative judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe. Markus Schmitt, press officer of the prosecutor at the court, said:"Stephan B. has admitted to the accusations and specifically to his anti-Semitic as well as right-wing extremist motives."German synagogue gunman couldn't break down the door.
Read MoreThe attack happened amid a rise in anti-Semitism in the country over recent years. Data released by the interior ministry revealed that anti-Semitic hate crimes rose nearly 20% from 2017 to 2018, and the number of physical attacks against Jewish people increased from 37 in 2017 to 69 last year.Earlier this year, German Jews were warned by a leading government official not to wear traditional kippahs in public, following a rise in attacks across the country.
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