San Diego synagogue shooting: vigil held for victims – video report

Dozens of residents gathered on Saturday evening for a vigil of song and prayer at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian church in San Diego, after a 19-year-old gunman opened fire on worshippers inside a nearby synagogue, killing a woman and wounding a rabbi and two other people. The suspect claimed to have been motivated by the deadly attack on two mosques in New Zealand last month

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John Earnest: San Diego shooting suspect posted ‘open letter’ online

Antisemitic screed says 19-year-old was motivated by New Zealand mosque massacres and Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Full report: one dead and three injured in synagogue shooting

The 19-year-old California man detained by police after a hate-motivated shooting at a synagogue near San Diego claimed to have been motivated by the deadly attack on two mosques in New Zealand last month.

Police in the US said the gunman, named as John T Earnest, opened fire inside the synagogue in Poway, about 30 kilometres north of San Diego, killing one person and injuring three others including a rabbi.

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Bernie Sanders visit shows California could hold key to 2020 victory

Weekend of rallies highlight how state’s diverse electorate and new early spot on primary calendar make it a prize for Democratic candidates

Bernie Sanders brought his anti-establishment message and calls for progressive reform to California, no longer as a long-shot presidential candidate but as a frontrunner with a good chance to win it all.

On Friday evening, Sanders kicked off a rally in sunny San Diego by thanking the thousands of supporters who had gathered, alongside a handful of right-wing protesters, for joining his “political revolution”.

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