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10 October 201917.00 The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has promised "zero tolerance against hatred" following the attack against the synagogue in Halle in which two people were killed yesterday. The German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, speaking in front of the synagogue, said: "This is a day of shame and infamy". And he urged "to protect the Jewish community" in Germany. "history warns us, the present commits us". We need "a firm attitude of solidarity" towards the Jews.