Pittsburgh synagogue attacker given death penalty

A gunman who killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, USA in October 2018 has been sentenced to death.

Seven others, including five police officers who attended the scene, were injured in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history. The attacker surrendered when he ran out of ammunition.

In June, the attacker Robert Bowers was found guilty of all 63 charges he faced.

Prior to the attack, Bowers posted on a far-right website attacking Jews.

It has been reported that he has not shown any remorse and continues to express hatred for Jews.

Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life Congregation, who survived the attack, said: "Today we've received an immense embrace from the halls of justice around all of us, to say our government does not condone antisemitism in the most violent form that we have witnessed."

This is the first federal death sentence handed out under Joe Biden's presidency. However, the U.S. Department of Justice currently has a moratorium on carrying out federal executions while it reviews the death penalty.