Halle synagogue was fortified before antisemitic attack
by Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and Philip Oltermann in from World news | The Guardian on (#4SB1R)
Hardened door and security cameras helped protect dozens of people from gunman
A German synagogue targeted in an attempted mass shooting this week had been upgraded to fortify its main entrance and install security cameras, measures that probably saved the lives of dozens of people hiding inside.
The attack on Wednesday in the city of Halle left two people dead but the number could have been much higher as the gunman failed to break through the synagogue door, despite repeatedly shooting at it and attempting to blast it open with an improvised bomb.
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