French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has indicated that a police officer used his weapon to “neutralize an armed person who clearly wanted to set fire to the city’s synagogue” and has congratulated the officers for “his responsiveness and his courage “.
French security forces they have killed this Friday morning to an armed man who threatened to burn down a synagogue in the city of Rouen, located in the region Normandy.
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has indicated that a police officer used his weapon to “neutralize an armed person who clearly wanted to set fire to the synagogue of the city” and has congratulated the officers for “their ability to respond and their courage”, as indicated in a post on his social networking account X.
At around 6:45 am, security forces moved to the area due to the presence of smoke. There they found a man with a knife and an iron bar and, according to sources close to the case, the newspaper The Figaroattacked the officers.
The city’s mayor, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, has indicated that “there are no more victims to mourn” and has stated that the “attempt firework in the synagogue is brought under control by the fire brigade.” He has thus transferred his support to the Jewish community of Rouen.
Source: EITB
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