French police kill armed man suspected of setting fire to synagogue
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Local prosecutor says two investigations into arson attempt and death of unidentified suspect are under way.
Police in France have shot dead an armed man who was suspected of setting fire to a synagogue in the northern city of Rouen, the authorities said.
On Friday, police intervened at about 6:45am (04:45 GMT) after smoke was reported at the synagogue. A man at the scene, reportedly carrying a knife and a crowbar, threatened a police officer, who then “used his weapon”, said the Rouen prosecutor.
The man was not immediately identified.
Earlier Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin posted on X that the armed individual was “neutralised”.
Two investigations were under way, the first into the arson attack on a place of worship and “intentional violence” against police, and the second into the death of the man, according to the prosecutor.
