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Stephan Balliet at the district court before the verdict in Magdeburg, Germany
GERMANY sentenced anti-semitic murderer Stephan Balliet to life in prison today after a five-month trial.
Balliet was convicted of two counts of murder and 51 counts of attempted murder for his actions on October 9, 2019, when he attacked a synagogue in the city of Halle in Saxony-Anhalt on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, broadcasting himself live on a gaming site.
After his attempt to shoot open the synagogue’s doors failed he shot and killed Jana Lange, a passing woman who challenged him over the noise he was making, and then went to a kebab shop and killed a construction worker named as Kevin S.
Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO reports from the start of Kunming’s Belt and Road media forum, where 200 journalists from 71 countries celebrated a new openness and optimism, forged by China’s enormous contribution to global development
Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO reports on TUC Congress discussions on how to confront the far right and rebuild the left’s appeal to workers
