Thousands in Berlin protest against rising anti-Semitism


Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people have protested in Berlin against rising anti-Semitism, days after a man attacked a synagogue in the eastern German city of Halle.

More than 6,000 people participated in the march through the German capital Sunday. The rally was organized by the civil rights group Unteilbar, or "indivisible," under the slogan "we stand united."

Several thousand also protested Saturday in cities including Hamburg and Marburg.

Many Germans are in shock over Wednesday's attack in which two people were killed outside the synagogue and in a kebab shop.

The 27-year-old, heavily armed suspect tried but failed to enter the house of worship on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day.

The Halle attack has renewed concerns about rising far-right extremism and questions about the slow police response.

Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Most recent Religion stories

Related topics

Religion
The Associated Press

    STAY IN THE KNOW

    Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
    By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

    KSL Weather Forecast