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Pittsburgh Shooting Survivor: 'The Killer Was Shooting With Rapid Fire'

A man who escaped the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting describes what he saw.

The man accused of killing 11 congregants in an attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue appeared in court for the first time today. As the local community reflects on Sunday's events, a survivor describes what he saw to Newshour.

Also in the programme: Angela Merkel says this is her last term of office, and a potential new weapon in the fight against cancer.

Image: Mourners visit a memorial in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue. Credit: Justin Merriman/Getty Images.

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Mon 29 Oct 201821:06GMT
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