35 minutes of horror live on the internet: details of the project of a frustrated massacre in a synagogue in Germany

35 minutes of far right rage. Antisemitism, machismo and denial. A frustrated attempt to enter a synagogue in the German city of Halle to provoke a massacre. And two cold-blooded killings in the street, in broad daylight.

This is what the striker of the city, the German Stephan Balliet, 27 years old, broadcast Wednesday live on Twitch, a page to share games of video games. The action was clearly inspired by the Attacks from New Zealand Christchurch where a far right he killed 51 people in two mosques in March.

"Hello, I'm calling Anon," said the attacker in English in the first few seconds of registration, which was later stopped by the police. According to experts, this is a generic name used by some users of ultra-right forums.

Five people could follow the facts live and about 2,200 people later saw during the half-hour that the recording had remained "online" until a user denounced the content and launched the machine for the ######################################################################> 39; removing.

Twitch was moved by the event and pointed out that he had a "zero tolerance" policy with the violence and hatred. "We are working urgently to remove this content and we will permanently suspend accounts that are blocking or sharing the content of this site." heinous acthe said in a statement.

In addition, the company said that it had quickly contacted other social networks to block the broadcast of videos via other platforms because some Internet users downloaded and shared.

According to the experts, links to different versions of the video have been shared across several ultra-right channels the encrypted Telegram messaging system. According to American television NBC, the recording could have reached tens of thousands of people. The alleged manifesto of the aggressor was also disseminated through this channel.

In a classic recurring of the far right, the author of the attack goes several times in English in front of the camera and denies the mass and planned murder of the Jewish people by national socialism. "The Holocaust never happened," he says adding that The Jews are "at the root of all the problems".

Then he also accuses feminism, which he accuses of "falling birth rate in the west".

The pictures help clarify the facts of this Wednesday in Halle, after the confusion of the first hours.

Registration starts with far right while driving on the way to Halle and talking to the camera. When he finally stops the vehicle, he opens the back door and shows several long guns in the back seat.

The attacker then gets a headset with a built-in cameraand take a rifle. He goes first to the synagogue, where 70 to 80 people gathered inside Yom Kippur, the main Jewish holiday. But the doors are closed and even the shots can not open them.

He then shoots a woman across the street and goes to a Turkish food store to pick up a customer. He also fires several people who are waiting for the tram to stop and then run away.

On the way, he regrets that the gun got stuck. curse, and ensures that he is a "loser".

Shortly after, in Landsberg, a town 15 kilometers away, and to steal a new vehicle, shoot another injured person. It's in this car – a tax – that ends up having a traffic accident on a nearby highway. There he is arrested.