⁍ German police arrested a man who attacked and seriously injured a Jewish citizen near a synagogue in the northern town of Hamburg.
⁍ The 29-year-old victim suffered serious head injuries after the suspect assaulted him with a shovel.
⁍ The assault took place nearly one year after a far-right gunman attacked a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur.
– A man wielding a shovel attacked and seriously injured a Jewish man near a synagogue in Hamburg, Germany, on Sunday as the Jewish community celebrated Sukkoth. The assault took place nearly one year after a far-right gunman attacked a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, reports Reuters. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas denounced the Hamburg attack as anti-Semitic and called on Germans to show more civil courage. “This is not an isolated incident, this is disgusting anti-Semitism and we must all oppose it!” Maas tweeted. A police spokesman said the 29-year-old attacker was accused of causing grievous bodily harm. The attacker seemed to have acted alone so there was no further threat, he added. The motive was unclear. The 29-year-old victim suffered serious head injuries after the suspect assaulted him with a shovel, German media reported. The suspect was wearing military clothes reminiscent of the outfit of the neo-Nazi attacker in Halle, the media reported.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/german-police-arrest-suspect-after-assault-near-synagogue-in-hamburg-idUSKBN26P0S1