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In addition, there is a sign with the inscription: "Trauer und Wut über das fehlende Waffenverbot" (translated to English: "Mourning and anger over the lack of a weapons ban"). On 9 March 2023, a mass shooting occurred at a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Alsterdorf quarter, Hamburg, Germany. The shooter, identified as Philipp Fusz ...
The shooting on Thursday in a Jehovah’s Witness centre in Hamburg marks a relative rarity in Germany. Compared to the United States, which often has more than one mass shooting per day , such ...
More. HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — A shooting at a Jehovah's Witnesses hall in the German city of Hamburg killed eight people, apparently including the perpetrator, police said Friday. An unspecified ...
Vehren said police arrived shortly after they were notified about the shooting at 9:15 p.m. and heard a gunshot from the upstairs area of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Kingdom Hall, the AP reported.
Wilmersdorfer Erklärung of 25 June 1933 (page 1) The Declaration of Facts was a widely distributed public statement issued by Jehovah's Witnesses during the period of persecution of the group in Nazi Germany. The document asserted the denomination's political neutrality, appealed for the right to publicly preach, and claimed the Witnesses were ...
During 1931 and 1932, more than 2000 legal actions were instigated against Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany and members of the group were dismissed from employment. [ 58] Persecution intensified following Adolf Hitler 's appointment as chancellor in 1933 and continued until 1945. [ 59]
A timeline of the shooting at a Jehovah's Witnesses hall in the German city of Hamburg on Thursday evening, according to information provided by authorities on Friday.. About 9 p.m. — The ...
Jehovah's Witnesses suffered religious persecution in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945 after refusing to perform military service, join Nazi organizations, or give allegiance to the Hitler regime. An estimated 10,000 Witnesses were sent to Nazi concentration camps. It is estimated that between 2,000 and 5,000 died in custody, including 250 ...