Brutal attack in front of a synagogue in Hamburg: attacker in military clothing attacks man (29) with spades

There was an attack in front of a synagogue in Hamburg.

A 29-year-old hit a student of the same age.

The background to the fact is still unclear.

• A stranger attacked a student in Hamburg.

• The 29-year-old was leaving a synagogue when he was attacked.

• The attack is reminiscent of the attack on the synagogue in Halle just under a year ago.

Hamburg

- In five days it will be the anniversary of the

on the

in

.

At that time the right-wing extremist Stephan B. tried to penetrate the church and kill the believers present.

When he failed, he shot two people near the

.

Now there was

another act of

in

in the vicinity of a Jewish school.

Attack in Hamburg: Jewish student injured in attack

On

, there was, according to the

, the

and

for an attack on a Jewish student in

.

The 29-year-old had just come from the

on the Hohen Weide in the Eimsbüttel district and was still wearing his

when the perpetrator of the same age attacked him.

The attacker is said to have worn military clothing.

He also probably had a

with him with which he hit the student on the head.

Then

the Jewish community were able to overpower and arrest him.

The remaining visitors to the

have meanwhile been brought to safety.

In #Hamburg, a man probably attacked a Jewish student in front of his synagogue with a shovel.

This is not an isolated case, this is disgusting anti-Semitism and we must all oppose it!

My thoughts are with the student, I wish you a good recovery.

- Heiko Maas 🇪🇺 (@HeikoMaas) October 4, 2020

The 29-year-old was seriously injured in the attack and had to

taken

to

.

His head injury is being treated there.

Little is known about the

and whether it is an anti-Semitic act.

According to the latest findings, he is said to have carried a piece of paper with a

in his pocket, the

announced.

On this Sunday

the Sukkot - the Feast of Tabernacles, which lasts until October 9th - was celebrated

in the

.

There were several arson attacks in Marbach today - including on a church and a police station.