Two people died when the man struck at a synagogue in the German city of Halle on Wednesday, during the Jewish feast of kippur.

The perpetrator had a helmet on his camera and broadcast live on the game site Twitch. According to Der Spiegel, the perpetrator is a 27-year-old from the immediate area.

SVT has viewed parts of the live video. It shows, among other things, how the perpetrator drives around in the car, tries to get into the synagogue and shoots at people both at a kebab place next to the synagogue and on the open street. In the clip he says derogatory words about Jews and denies the Holocaust.

The attack is the third at a synagogue in a year. Previously, two synagogues, one in Pittsburgh and one in Poway, California, have been subjected to similar deeds.

Reminiscent of the clip in Christchurch

The 27-year-old man is not previously known to police, according to Der Spegiel. Earlier in the day, it was unclear how many perpetrators were active during the act. But according to Der Spegiel, he is the only suspect so far.

The video is similar to what spread after the right-wing attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, which were broadcast online directly in connection with the death. Social media received harsh criticism for not immediately detecting and blocking the clip then.

Following today's deed in Halle, federal prosecutors have taken over the case, indicating that German authorities will treat it as a terrorist act.

German police say on Twitter that the work after the deed in Halle continues, but that the public can again move on the streets and squares of the city.

On Wednesday, several of Germany's top politicians condemned the act. On Wednesday evening, Chancellor Angela Merkel attended a ceremony at a synagogue in Berlin to show her support to the country's Jews.