Stephan Balliet, a supporter of far-right extremist and conspiratorial ideologies, attempted to break into the synagogue in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, on October 9, 2019, to carry out slaughter there on the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur.
The perpetrator of a deadly attack in late 2019 in the east German city of Halle briefly took two prison officers hostage on Monday in the Burg (Saxony-Anhalt) correctional facility before he was overpowered, the German authorities said on Tuesday. Stephan Balliet, 30, who was sentenced to life in prison for the attack in October 2019, managed to take two prison officers hostage Monday night before being overpowered by several other officers, according to a spokesman for the regional justice ministry, without further ado details at this time .
The two officers were not injured, according to local media. The ministry will hold a press conference at 10:00 GMT on Tuesday. Stephan Balliet, a supporter of far-right extremist and conspiratorial ideologies, attempted to break into the synagogue in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, on October 9, 2019, to carry out slaughter there on the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. Ultimately, he was unable to enter the place of worship where there were many worshipers that day.
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But he had killed a passerby and a man who had taken refuge in a diner before he was arrested. Right-wing extremist “terrorism” was brought to the forefront of threats to Germany. Last week an armed extremist group that wanted to overthrow the democratic state and storm parliament was dismantled.
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