French Police Kill Armed Man Attempting To Burn Synagogue

The man "was armed with a knife and an iron bar, he approached police, who fired. The individual died".

French police on Friday shot dead an armed man who was trying to set fire to a synagogue in the northern city of Rouen.

"National police in Rouen neutralised early this morning an armed individual who clearly wanted to set fire to the city's synagogue," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Police responded at 6:45 am (0445 GMT) to reports of "fire near the synagogue", a police source said.