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French police killed an armed in individual who intended to set a synagogue in the northern city of Rouen ablaze, France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday.
"National police in Rouen neutralized early this morning an armed individual who clearly wanted to set fire to the city's synagogue," Darmanin said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Local media reported that the man approached police armed with a knife.
This is a developing news story and will be updated.
sdi/ab (AFP, Reuters)
