Man in military clothing attacks Jews in front of the synagogue with a spade - new details about the alleged perpetrator

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

A 29-year-old beat a Jewish student.

The background to the fact is still unclear.

• A stranger attacked a student in Hamburg.

• The 26-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.

Update from October 5, 9:03 p.m

.: The 29-year-old, who

is said to have attacked a Jewish student

at the

in military

, was apparently temporarily with the

.

As the “Spiegel” reports, the man did voluntary military service in 2016, completed three-month basic training on the weapon and later worked as a medic.

The spokeswoman for the Hamburg public prosecutor's office, Nana Frombach, said at the request of the

that she could neither confirm nor deny this.

There is currently a request to the

about this

.

It will also be checked whether the uniform that the suspect was wearing was a real Bundeswehr uniform.

Since the attacker is clearly mentally ill, an examining magistrate ordered him to be placed in a psychiatric clinic on suspicion of attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm.

As the "Spiegel" reports further, there should have been indications of a mental disorder in the suspect for a long time.

When the man, who is said to be a

, lived in a temporary residence for ethnic repatriates in

in 2015

, he also met people of Jewish descent.

However, there should not have been any problems at the time.

The suspect made no suggestion of

.

Attack on the synagogue in Hamburg: 200 people show solidarity with the victims

Update from October 5, 6:38 p.m

.: With a vigil in front of the

on Monday evening, around 200 people showed their solidarity with the Jewish community.

"This attack shows how explosive the situation is at the moment," said Andreas Brämer, deputy director of the Institute for the History of German Jews based in the Hanseatic city.

"I would like to see a situation in the whole of Germany or worldwide in the future where we no longer have to organize such vigils." Preventive measures should be further strengthened.

"The fact that you are here today shows that there is also a willingness to take action," added Brämer.

The "

"

had called for the vigil

.

Helga Obens from the “Book Burning - Never Again!” Working group read out a greeting from Holocaust survivor Esther Bejarano.

This called on the participants not to remain silent wherever anti-Semitism, racism and xenophobia emerged.

Obens said: “Somehow we thought that wouldn't happen here in Hamburg.

And now it has happened here too. "

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Around 200 people held a vigil on Monday evening to show their solidarity with the Jewish community.

© Participants in the vigil stand on the street in front of the Hamburg synagogue.

Hamburg: attack on synagogue: suspect housed in psychiatry

Update from October 5, 4:50 p.m.:

The suspect was

housed

in a

after the

front of a synagogue in Hamburg

.

An examining judge issued a corresponding placement order on Monday, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor said.

According to

information, investigators had

found

further

after the fact

.

As could be learned from security circles, the man was still living in Berlin last year in a

.

There is said to have been an incident in which a knife played a role.

Out of hatred of Jews?

Attackers in military clothing attacked 26-year-olds with spades - state security investigated

Update October 5, 12:47:

The

on

in front of a

in

gradual investigators now as

a - suspected motive is hatred of Jews.

"Based on the current assessment of the overall circumstances, the act of an

assumed," said the

.

Because of the importance of the matter and because of a possible

, the

the

the investigation, according to the press office.

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

"According to the current state of the

, there are no indications of

," it said in a statement.

has not yet appeared to the police.

After his arrest, the

a piece of paper with a handwritten

in his pocket.

The investigations into the

ongoing.

Although the man was registered in

, he had probably been living unannounced in an apartment in

since 2019

.

According to the police, data carriers that are still being evaluated were found there when a house search was ordered.

Update from October 4, 9:04 p.m.:

In the meantime, after the brutal attack on

front of a

in

more is known about the

.

A police spokeswoman said the

looked "extremely confused."

It is difficult to hear him.

The man is German with Kazakh roots.

It

is not yet known

where he got the military

and why he attacked the 26-year-old student.

Attack on Jewish students in Hamburg

(Initial report)

- 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 26-year-old had just come from the

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

when the three-year-old perpetrator 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 26-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.