Visiting US community leader Rebecca Blady recalls 'chilling' experience as congregants were besieged by armed neo-Nazi attacker

Memorials in several cities after gunmen kills 2 when attempting Yom Kippur massacre; officials vow to boost security for Jews amid criticism of absence of cops outside synagogue

Security official says suspect was caught 90 minutes after assault started, wounded two others in another town, was not on authorities' radar prior to attack

Merkel tells Netanyahu she plans to step up security around community institutions; Rivlin asks his counterpart to take 'uncompromising action' against anti-Semitism

Top legal official tells reporters gunman had 4 kilograms of explosives in his car when arrested, calls deadly anti-Semitic attack in city of Halle ‘terrorism’

Stephan Balliet's father says his son 'always blamed others'; an ex-soldier, he dropped out of college, worked as a broadcast technician

Ambassador Richard Grenell reports 'all are safe and unharmed' after armed assailant fails to gain entry, kills two people in the streets outside

As Jewish leaders criticize lack of police presence outside the Halle synagogue, congregation members say officers took more than 10 minutes to arrive on the scene

Head of the Central Council for community says it was 'scandalous' that there wasn't more security on a day like Yom Kippur; World Jewish Congress head calls for 24-hour protection

Video of deadly shooting on synagogue and Turkish restaurant was up on the Twitch platform for 35 minutes, during which it was viewed by some 2,200 people