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Police shot dead an armed man who tried to set fire to a synagogue in Rouen this Friday morning.
An armed man who tried to set fire to a synagogue in Rouen was killed by the police this Friday morning, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on X. Around 6:45 a.m., the police were alerted for smoke emanating from the synagogue. When the police arrived, they found a man armed with a knife and an iron bar. The individual walked towards the police who then opened fire. The police fired five times, specifies France 3 Normandie.
An impressive police force was deployed in front of the religious building, rue des Bons-Enfants, testifies Paris-Normandy. The area is currently cordoned off by the police.
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 responsiveness and courage.
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) https://twitter.com/GDarmanin/status/1791346524871446804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The mayor of Rouen, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol visited the site. “The whole town is bruised and in shock,” wrote the magistrate of the Norman town.
Through this attack and this attempted burning of the synagogue in @Rouen, it is not only the Israelite community that is affected. It’s the whole city of @Rouen who is bruised and in shock.
— Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol (@NicolasMayerNMR) https://twitter.com/NicolasMayerNMR/status/1791350427646124206?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
No information has yet been released on the profile of the man shot by police.
More information to follow…
