French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue

Police shot and killed a man in northern France after he set fire to a synagogue in Rouen. The incident, treated as an antisemitic act, was brought under control by firefighters. Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol confirmed no other casualties. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin labeled the fire as an antisemitic act.

May 17, 2024 - 21:00
French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue
Police shot and killed a man in northern France after he set fire to a synagogue in Rouen. The incident, treated as an antisemitic act, was brought under control by firefighters. Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol confirmed no other casualties. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin labeled the fire as an antisemitic act.