Names of the dead, possible ground to be released during a mass shootings in the Pittsburgh Synagogue

PITTSBURGH: The names of people shot dead by an armed man shouting "All Jews Must Die" will be released Sunday (October 28th) after the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States, officials said.

The gunman stormed a Pittsburgh synagogue during Saturday's service, killing 11 worshipers and wounding six others, including four police officers, prior to his arrest.

The Mayor of Pittsburgh, Bill Peduto, told CBS TV channel KDKA that when the list of dead people would be unveiled by federal authorities at a press conference Sunday at 9 am, she "would tear your heart up." ", saying that he personally knew some of the victims.

The Tree of Life synagogue in the very Jewish district of Squirrel Hill organized a Sabbath service at the time of the shooting.

The mass shootings triggered security alerts in the country's places of worship. The result is a series of discovered bomb pipes posted in recent days to prominent political figures, mostly Democrats, including former President Barack Obama.

The US prosecutor's office said it would make public the complaint for indictment and an official affidavit, which could explain why Robert Bowers, 46, of Pittsburgh, reportedly shot at the faithful.

Bowers had published numerous antisemitic articles online, including a Saturday morning. In another case, he criticized US President Donald Trump for doing nothing to prevent an "infestation" of the United States by Jews.

A Bowers article published on social media Saturday morning said that a Jewish refugee organization, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, "likes to lure invaders to kill our people." I can not sit and watch My people get slaughtered, screw your eyes, I'll come in. "

The comment was posted on Gab, a social networking service based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, created as an alternative to Twitter. In a statement, Gab.com confirmed that the profile belonged to Bowers and also stated that he had suspended the account and contacted the FBI about it.

Bowers was arrested after a shootout with a SWAT team. Federal prosecutors charged him with 29 counts of indictment, including violence and firearms, and violation of US civil rights legislation.

"The actions of Robert Bowers are the worst of humanity and we are dedicating all my office resources to this investigation and federal prosecution of hate crimes," the US prosecutor told reporters. Western Pennsylvania, Scott Brady.

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said federal prosecutors could seek the death penalty.

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The Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs have called the attack the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in US history.

The FBI's special agent, Bob Jones, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is conducting the investigation, said the crime scene was the worst it's seen since. 22 years with the FBI. He said he believed Bowers was acting alone, adding, "We do not know that he was known to the forces of order before today."

KDKA television quoted police sources as saying that Bowers had entered the building and shouted "All Jews must die".

Jones said Bowers was armed with an assault rifle and three handguns.

He added that the authorities believed that the suspect entered the synagogue, assassinated the faithful and left when he met a uniformed policeman. The pair exchanged shots, said Jones, and Bowers re-entered the building before a SWAT team arrived. After a shooting, he surrendered.

Bowers was taken to a hospital where he was classified in fair condition with multiple gunshot wounds.

Trump said in a tweet that he was watching what he described as a "devastating" situation. He told reporters that the killings could have been avoided had there been an armed guard.

"If they had some kind of protection inside the temple, maybe the situation could have been much more different, they did not do it," he said. . The police are normally present at the synagogue only to ensure security during the summer holidays.

He called on Americans to go beyond hatred and ordered that American flags at the White House and public buildings stole half of the staff. He said that he would go to Pittsburgh, but not when.

The mourners held a candlelight vigil for the victims. The Islamic Center in Pittsburgh has offered condolences and called on its community to donate blood.

The shootings followed attacks on other places of worship in recent years. On April 13, 2014, two shootings took place at a Jewish community center and a community of Jewish retirees, both located in Overland Park, Kansas. A total of three people were killed in the shooting.

In 2015, a white supremacist murdered nine African-Americans at a prayer service in Charleston, South Carolina.

In 2012, a neo-Nazi armed man with ties of white supremacy entered a Sikh Gurdwara – or place of worship – in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and murdered six Sikh Americans.