Factbox-Jehovah's Witnesses: some facts about their history and community in Germany

Floral tributes are laid outside a building housing a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, where a deadly shooting took place, in Hamburg, northern Germany, March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

BERLIN (Reuters) - Here are some facts about the Jehovah's Witnesses and their community in Germany, shaken by a mass shooting at a Jehovah's Witness hall in Hamburg on Thursday.

- The Jehovah's Witnesses are an international Christian denomination that was founded in the United States in around 1870. They have around 8.7 million active followers in 239 countries worldwide, according to the denomination's website.