The French Police have shot down an armed man who tried to burn down the Rouen synagoguein the north of France, as reported this Friday by the Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, in a publication on the social network X.

“In Rouen, agents of the National Police have neutralized this morning an armed individual who He clearly wanted to set fire to the synagogue of the city,” indicated the minister, who congratulated the agents “for their response capacity and bravery.”

A witness to the event told the French agency ‘AFP’ that the downed man, who “was armed with a knife and an iron barapproached the police, after which they shot and the individual died.” In addition, a police source explained that the agents moved to the synagogue after detecting smoke in the area.

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