`I worried it would be a matter of time`: Halle grieves after shootings
(The Guardian Germany)

Residents of town in Saxony-Anhalt left reeling after two people die in attempted attack on synagogueWolfgang Denkwitz had brought a white rose. Shortly before midday on Thursday the retired truck driver added his personal symbol of condolence to the sea of lilies, roses and carnations that lay at the door of the synagogue in the eastern German city of Halle.Twenty-four hours earlier, the same door had saved the lives of around 70 worshippers gathered inside, by withstanding the assault of a gunman who had travelled to the university town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt with the aim of killing as many Jews as possible. Continue reading...