Daily newspaper Bild said the shooting took place in front of a synagogue, and that a hand grenade was also thrown into a Jewish cemetery. An eyewitness told media outlets that someone had also fired shots into a kebab bistro in Halle.
The violence occurred on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism.
Police did not immediately confirm the media reports associating the gunfire and grenade attack with Jewish targets.
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