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(CNN) - Broadcasting live from a camera mounted on his helmet, an armed man pushed the doors of a synagogue, fired several shots at the bolt, placed an explosive and lit it.
But he could not enter.
The fact that the door resisted probably saved the lives of dozens of people who were inside the synagogue during the Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
This image shared on social networks shows the alleged attacker of the synagogue in Germany.
The gunman killed two people on Wednesday in the city of Halle, in eastern Germany, one directly outside the synagogue and another in a kebab shop nearby, police said, who arrested the alleged attacker.
A 35-minute video of the apparent attack posted online shows the alleged attacker, who had what appeared to be explosives in his car, trying to tear down the doors of the synagogue, cursing in frustration and moving away from the place.
At that time, there were between 70 and 80 people inside, Max Privorozki, head of the Jewish community of Halle, told the German publication Der Spiegel.
Privorozki told Der Spiegel that inside the synagogue they heard gunfire and stopped the religious service. Through a camera installed at the entrance, Privorozki said he could see someone trying to enter, shooting at the door and throwing explosives, the publication reported.
"But the door remained closed, God protected us," Privorozki told Der Spiegel. "Everything lasted about five or ten minutes."
Ten US citizens were inside the synagogue at the time of the attack, the US ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, wrote on Twitter, adding that they are all safe and undamaged.
CNN is not showing the video.
A Twitch spokesperson confirmed to CNN that the video was broadcast live on its platform. The site is most commonly used to stream video games.
"Twitch has a zero tolerance policy against hate behavior and any act of violence is taken extremely seriously," the company said in a statement.
In the video, the suspect, who wore dark clothes and gloves, throws himself into an anti-Semitic rant, claiming that the Holocaust "never happened" and saying that the Jews are the root of some of the world's problems.
After unable to enter, the gunman walked away and opened fire in a kebab shop less than half a mile away, killing one person, police said.
The video, which was filmed from the shooter's perspective, has a striking resemblance to the video filmed by the suspect in the March attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The alleged attacker in that incident broadcast live a video of the attack of almost 17 minutes.
Lindsay Isaac, Donie O'Sullivan, Adam Berry, Saskya Vandoorne Stephanie Halasz, Sheena McKenzie and Jennifer Hansler contributed to this report.
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