
Magdeburg (Germany) (AFP) - A German man went on trial on Tuesday for a deadly shooting targeting Jews in the eastern city of Halle last year, one of the worst acts of anti-Semitic violence in Germany's postwar history.Stephan Balliet, 28, who is accused of shooting dead two people in October after he tried and failed to storm a synagogue, said he would address the court as the hearing opened.He has been charged with two counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder.Dressed in all black, Balliet was brought handcuffed into the courtroom by three armed guards. Unflinching and void of...





