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Police kill armed man trying to set fire to synagogue in France, says minister
Illustrative: French police officer guards the synagogue of Biarritz, southwestern France, January 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
French police have killed an armed man who was trying to set fire to a synagogue in the northern city of Rouen, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says.
“National police in Rouen neutralized early this morning an armed individual who clearly wanted to set fire to the city’s synagogue,” Darmanin writes on X. A source close to the case tells AFP the man was wielding a knife and an iron bar before he was shot by police.
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