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 . 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. Read more on this story: Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: #france rance #rouen #crime #synagogue