Emergency services were alerted after a fire was detected at the synagogue, with the man spotted on its roof brandishing an iron bar and a kitchen knife, the prosecutor handling the case said.
French police in Rouen shot dead an armed man who attempted to set fire to the city's synagogue, Interior Minister Gerald ...
"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. "I congratulate ...
A police officer holds a riffle as he walks by an entrance of a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen where French police have killed earlier an armed man who was trying to set fire to the ...
Police in front of the entrance of a synagogue in Rouen, where French police earlier killed an armed man who had been trying to set fire to the building on May 17, 2024. LOU BENOIST / AFP French ...
Police have shot dead an armed attacker who was trying to set fire to a synagogue in the northern French city of Rouen, according to authorities. A male suspect entered the building early Friday ...
A man armed with a knife and a "perforated chisel" who tried to set fire to a synagogue in France has been shot dead by police. Officers rushed to the scene at around 6:45am as smoke was seen ...
French police on Friday shot dead a man armed with a knife and a crowbar who was trying to set fire to a synagogue in the northern city of Rouen, adding to concerns over an upsurge of anti-Semitic ...
French police in Rouen shot dead an armed man who attempted to set fire to the city's synagogue, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and local officials said on Friday. The incident happened in ...
Police in France have shot dead an armed man who set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen, the interior ministry said, amid fears of rising antisemitic attacks in Europe. Officers were ...