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The man charged with opening fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue and killing 11 worshippers pleaded not guilty on Thursday in a federal court to all 44 counts against him, including hate crimes and firearms offences.
Robert Bowers, 46, an avowed anti-Semite, appeared defiant and determined in court. Dressed in a red jumpsuit and with a bandaged left arm, he walked into the courtroom with what appeared to be a swagger.

He spoke little, other than to say he understood the charges against him, and that some of them could result in the death penalty, followed by entering a plea of “not guilty”.
Bowers was injured during a shoot-out with police at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighbourhood.
‘I want them all to die’: Pittsburgh shooter claims Jews are committing ‘genocide’
He appeared in court on Monday chained to a wheelchair.
His appearance in court on Thursday came as funerals for three more victims were planned during the day.

Funerals will be held for Sylvan Simon, 86, his wife, Bernice, 84, and for Richard Gottfried, 65.
Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty against Bowers.
Trump pays tribute at Pittsburgh massacre synagogue, shunned by officials and scorned by a victim’s family
He is accused of bursting into the synagogue and opening fire with a semi-automatic rifle and three pistols during a prayer service as he shouted “All Jews must die.”
Six people, including four police officers, were wounded before the suspect was shot and surrendered.


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Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty

Robert Bowers, the suspect in the deadly shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on October 27. Photo: AP

This courtroom sketch depicts Robert Gregory Bowers, who was wounded in a gun battle with police as he appeared in a wheelchair at federal court on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Bowers, accused in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, appeared briefly in federal court in a wheelchair and handcuffs Monday to face charges he killed 11 people. (Dave Klug via AP)

The FBI investigates in the rain after an active shooter situation at the Tree of Life Congregation on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh. A gunman opened fire at the synagogue, killing multiple people and injuring others in one of the deadliest attacks on Jews in U.S. history. (Andrew Stein/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Pittsburgh synagogue massacre suspect Robert Bowers indicted on 44 counts as funerals continue

This undated photo shows suspect Robert Bowers. Photo: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation via AP

Students from the Yeshiva School in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh stand outside Beth Shalom Synagogue after attending the funeral service for Joyce Fienberg, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Fienberg, 75, Melvin Wax, 87, and Irving Younger, 69, were to be laid to rest as part of a weeklong series of services for the 11 people killed in a shooting rampage at the Tree of Life synagogue Saturday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, alongside Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, place stones and flowers on a memorial as they pay their respects at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 30, 2018. - Scores of protesters took to the streets of Pittsburgh to denounce a visit by US President Donald Trump in the wake of a mass shooting at a synagogue that left 11 people dead. Demonstrators gathered near the Tree of Life synagogue, where the shooting took place, holding signs that read "President Hate, Leave Our State!" and "Trump, Renounce White Nationalism Now." (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

People wait inline at the funeral home before the funeral for Melvin Wax, 87, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Wax, Irving Younger, 69, and Joyce Fienberg, 75, were to be laid to rest as part of a weeklong series of services for the 11 people killed in a shooting rampage at the Tree of Life synagogue Saturday. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

This courtroom sketch depicts Robert Gregory Bowers, who was wounded in a gun battle with police as he appeared in a wheelchair at federal court on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Bowers, accused in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, appeared briefly in federal court in a wheelchair and handcuffs to face charges he killed 11 people. If foreign citizens had mailed pipe bombs to prominent Democrats, or massacred Jews in a synagogue, there’s a good chance they would have been charged with terrorism. But that won’t happen with either of the men charged in the recent wave of mail bombs and the Pittsburgh shootings. That’s because there’s no domestic terrorism law. (Dave Klug via AP)

Trump pays tribute at Pittsburgh massacre synagogue, shunned by officials and scorned by a victim’s family

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump place stones and flowers on a memorial on Tuesday as they pay their respects at the Tree of Life Synagogue following Saturday's shooting in Pittsburgh. Photo: Agence France-Presse

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 30: An estimated 4000 people gathered to march for solidarity in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood while President Donald Trump was visiting October 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The march was in support of the victims of the Tree of Life mass shooting October 27, 2018. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Pallbearers carry a casket from Rodef Shalom Congregation following the funeral for Tree of Life Congregation mass shooting victims, brothers Cecil Rosenthal and David Rosenthal, October 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

From left, President Donald Trump's White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, President Donald Trump, and Tree of Life Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, right, visits a memorial for those killed at the Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

People march in memory of the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 30, 2018. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

Caskets are carried out of Rodef Shalom Congregation after the funeral services for brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, in Pittsburgh. The brothers were killed in the mass shooting last week at the Tree of Life Synagogue. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Shackled to wheelchair, synagogue gunman Robert Bowers faces court, as Trump plans visit to grieving Pittsburgh

A man takes a moment on Monday at each of the Star of David memorials with the names of the 11 people who were killed at the Tree of Life synagogue n Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photo: EPA

SUV's carrying Robert Bowers with a Pittsburgh Police escort leave the Federal Courthouse after Bowers's brief appearance in Federal Court, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. Bowers has been accused of killing 11 people as they worshipped at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

epa07130146 Staff from the Yeshiva School shake hands with police officers and first responders at the Tree of Life synagogue two days after a mass shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 29 October 2018. Officials report 11 people were killed by the gunman identified as Robert Bowers who has been charged with hate crimes and other federal charges. EPA-EFE/JARED WICKERHAM

This undated Pennsylvania Department of Transportation photo shows Robert Bowers, the suspect in the deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation via AP)

Gunman kills 11 at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, America’s worst anti-Semitic attack

Law enforcement officers check possible entrances to The Tree of Life synagogue where multiple people were killed. Photo: AP

A Department of Motor Vehicles ID picture of Robert Bowers, the suspect of the attack at the Tree of Life synagogue during a baby naming ceremony in Pittsburgh, on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicles/TNS)

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 27: People gather for a interfaith candlelight vigil a few blocks away from the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue on October 27, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to reports, at least 12 people were shot, 4 dead and three police officers hurt during the incident. The shooter surrendered to authorities and was taken into custody. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 27: Rapid reaction SWAT members leave the scene of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to reports, at least 12 people were shot, 4 dead and three police officers hurt during the incident. According to reports, at least 12 people were shot, 4 dead and three police officers hurt during the incident. The shooter surrendered to authorities and was taken into custody. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

epa07125408 Pittsburgh police and officials continue to work at the Tree of Life synagogue after a mass shooting in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 27 October 2018. Media reports indicate as many as 10 people have been killed and the gunman was captured after wounding three responsing police officers. EPA-EFE/VINCENT PUGLIESE

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In court, Robert Bowers spoke little other than saying he understood the charges against him and that some of them could result in the death penalty


In court, Robert Bowers spoke little other than saying he understood the charges against him and that some of them could result in the death penalty.


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