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The defendant Stephan Balliet is escorted from the vehicle by court personnel upon his arrival at the district court in Magdeburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. The court's verdict is expected afterwards. The federal prosecution accuses the assassin of Halle 13 crimes, including murder and attempted murder. The assassin had tried to cause carnage in the synagogue in Halle on Oct. 9, 2019 on the highest Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

German extremist convicted of murder after synagogue attack

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

Carpenter Thomas Thiele, front, removes the bullet hole-ridden door of synagogue in Halle, Germany, Monday, July 28, 2020. The door is slated to become part of a memorial and a new one is being installed in its place. On Oct. 9, 2019 a man repeatedly tried, but failed, to force his way into the synagogue with 52 worshippers inside, before shooting and killing a woman in the street outside and a man at a nearby kebab shop. (Hendrik Schmidtpa/dpa via AP)

Damaged door of attacked German synagogue replaced

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Bullet holes are still visible in the wooden door of the synagogue in Halle, Germany, Monday, July 20, 2020. The trial of a heavily armed attacker who wanted to force his way into the synagogue begins on Tuesday, July 21, 2019 in Magdeburg. After not entering the synagogue, the man shot two passers-by.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Yom Kippur synagogue attacker goes on trial in Germany

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and VOLKMAR KIENOEL - Associated Press