French police kill man who set fire to synagogue, officials say

Police killed a man who set fire to a synagogue in the city of Rouen in northern France, authorities said early Friday.

In a message posted on X, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the man had been “neutralized” and praised police for their “responsiveness and courage.”

Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol said on social media that there were no victims apart from the armed individual, adding: “Thoughts and full support to the Jewish Community of Rouen.”