The man is said to have approached the police armed with a knife and an iron bar. A police officer takes up his weapon.
Police shot a man in Rouen, France, who tried to set fire to the synagogue there. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced this via X. He congratulated the police officers on their courage and responsiveness, he wrote.
According to reports from broadcaster FranceInfo, police were called early this morning because smoke was coming from the synagogue in the Normandy town. When the officers got there, they discovered a man armed with a knife and an iron bar walking towards them. One of the police officers then fired. Further information was initially not known.
Source: Stern
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