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As mourners gathered to pay respects to Samantha Woll, police said their ongoing investigation of her killing found no evidence of antisemitism as a motive. CBC | World News

A heavily armed assailant ranting about Jews tried to force his way into a synagogue in Germany on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day, then shot two people to death nearby in an attack that was livestreamed on a popular gaming site. CBC | World News

A shooting at a German synagogue and kebab shop was an antisemitic act of right-wing extremism, German officials say. As The Guardian reports, two people were killed on Wednesday at and near a synagogue in the German city of Halle, southwest of Berlin. Authorities say that around noon local time, about 70-80 worshipers had gathered in the synagogue for the ...