French police shoot dead armed suspect who ‘planned to set fire to synagogue’

French police have shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning a synagogue attack, the interior minister has said.
The incident in Rouen, northern France, on Friday morning happened after the individual was intent on setting fire to the town’s synagogue, Gerald Darmanin said.

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