The suspect in a shooting incident outside a synagogue in the German city of Halle has confessed to being the gunman.
According to reports, the suspect gave a detailed account of the incident to a judge at Germany's federal court of justice and has admitted to his anti-Semitic motivation.
Earlier, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice issued an arrest warrant for the suspected perpetrator of a deadly attack outside a synagogue in the city of Halle at the request of the public prosecutor general’s office.
The attack took place on Wednesday and left two people killed and as many injured, according to the police. There were around 80 people inside the synagogue at the moment of the attack.
German media have reported that the suspected gunman, arrested by police after the attack, was Stephan Balliet, a 27-year-old neo-Nazi German citizen.
The attack was perpetrated during Yom Kippur, one of the main holidays in Judaism, which was celebrated from Tuesday to Wednesday this year.