Suspect in German attack admits to shooting, ordered held

BERLIN (AP) — German media say the suspected gunman in a botched attack on a German synagogue that ended in the deaths of two people outside the building has admitted carrying out the shooting.
The German man, identified by prosecutors as Stephan B., was ordered held in custody pending formal charges at a closed-door hearing before a judge on Thursday night.
He is suspected of two counts of murder and seven of attempted murder from the attack in the city of Halle.
News agency dpa reported