Synagogue attack: man shot dead in France by police

Police have shot dead a man believed to have used a petrol bomb in an arson attack on a synagogue in Rouen in northern France, according to Gérald Darmanin, the interior minister.

Officers intervened when smoke was spotted in the vicinity of the city’s synagogue at about 6.45am.

A police source said the officers were threatened by a man armed with a knife and an iron bar. One responded by shooting him dead.

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