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French police shoot dead man trying to set fire to Rouen synagogue

France’s Interior Ministry says police have shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning to set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. © AFP

French police on Friday killed an armed man who was trying to set fire to a synagogue in the northern city of Rouen. It's unclear if the incident is terror-related.

"National police in Rouen neutralised early this morning an armed individual who clearly wanted to set fire to the city's synagogue," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin wrote on X.

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