French cops shoot dead knifeman trying to set fire to synagogue in tourist hotspot before charging at armed officers
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COPS have shot dead a knifeman in France after he allegedly tried to set fire to a synagogue.
Armed police opened fire on the suspect in the Normandy city of Rouen on Friday morning after he charged at officers.
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The incident happened in the Normandy city of RouenCredit: Getty
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said police “neutralised early this morning an armed individual who clearly wanted to set fire to the city’s synagogue”.
A source close to the case told AFP the man “was armed with a knife and an iron bar, he approached police, who fired. The individual died”.
Regional French broadcaster France 3 said firefighters were at the site.
The mayor of Rouen said the Normandy town was “battered and shocked” by the incident.
France has the largest Jewish community of a country after Israel and the US, as well as Europe’s largest Muslim community.
