Robert Bowers arrest: Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect charged with 44 counts including hate crime

Wednesday 31 October 2018 18:32 GMT

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The suspect in a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh that killed 11 worshipers has been charged on a total of 44 counts, up from 29 counts previously, according to a new federal indictment.

The charges against Robert Bowers, the suspect in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on Jews in the United States, include religious hate crimes, firearms charges and causing injury to police officers.

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