French police fatally shoot a man suspected of planning to set fire to a synagogue

France’s Interior Ministry says police have shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning to set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen

French police say a man shot and killed outside a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen threatened officers with a knife and a metal bar. Police were alerted that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there, national police said. An officer opened fire and killed the man, police said.

’s earlier story follows below. French police shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning to set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early on Friday, the Interior Ministry said. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin posted on the social media site X that the armed individual was “neutralized.” “In Rouen, national police officers neutralized early this morning an armed individual clearly wanting to set fire to the city’s synagogue. I congratulate them for their reactivity and their courage,” he said.

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