Via BBC:
A Jewish student has been badly injured in an attack by a man wielding a shovel as he entered a synagogue in the northern city of Hamburg.
The 26-year-old sustained severe head injuries and was taken to hospital, according to local media.
The suspected attacker was arrested and police confirmed they were investigating the case as attempted murder with anti-Semitic intent.
Last month Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of rising anti-Semitism.
The incident took place almost one year after a gunman attacked a synagogue in the city of Halle during Yom Kippur, killing two.
The victim of Sunday's attack was entering the synagogue when he was repeatedly hit on the head by the attacker.
The suspect, 29, was dressed in military clothes and had a hand-drawn swastika in his pocket, police said.
Police said the suspect was in a confused state when he was detained, reportedly by officers guarding the synagogue.
"The current assessment of the situation suggests this is an anti-Semitic motivated attack," a statement from police and prosecutors said.
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