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French police fatally shoot a man suspected of planning to set fire to a synagogue
![Oleg Cetinic The synagogue in Rouen is pictured after a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/341403c8b78e48de8fe3d33d6e681e88/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The synagogue in Rouen is pictured after a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)
![Oleg Cetinic A police car is parked in front of the synagogue in Rouen, France, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9070946e958c428a808f059c2e40da17/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A police car is parked in front of the synagogue in Rouen, France, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)
![Jeffrey Schaeffer Firemen stand in front the synagogue in Rouen after a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Schaeffer)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a69b907bf50f47e3b3bd6d4ed1e5813b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Firemen stand in front the synagogue in Rouen after a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Schaeffer)
![Oleg Cetinic French policemen stand near the synagogue in Rouen, France, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/71c9ea4b89b94c879ba641eef43cf3b2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French policemen stand near the synagogue in Rouen, France, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)
![Oleg Cetinic French policemen stand the synagogue in Rouen, France, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/80933fe9852e4c73bbf234b3b8ffdfb0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French policemen stand the synagogue in Rouen, France, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)
![Oleg Cetinic A view of the synagogue where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024 in Rouen, France. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there.(AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1bacb07dc9014a2788ca9dd11120febd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A view of the synagogue where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024 in Rouen, France. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there.(AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)
![Uncredited A view of the synagogue in Rouen where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5852b9284e064e1ca98f6c821d0b1716/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A view of the synagogue in Rouen where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there. (AP Photo)
![Oleg Cetinic A view of the synagogue where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024 in Rouen, France. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there.(AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/63c272d9faf447e4b37d95c1fcd8e7cf/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A view of the synagogue where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024 in Rouen, France. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there.(AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)
![Oleg Cetinic People stand in front the synagogue in Rouen after a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0b92f27514d449229b34f858cffd5eae/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People stand in front the synagogue in Rouen after a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)
![Oleg Cetinic French policemen stand near the synagogue in Rouen, France, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/90eda92a9c0241c3952f62644578601b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French policemen stand near the synagogue in Rouen, France, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)
![Ho A view of the synagogue in Rouen where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/740a28449e0e4077a2c5477bb63b873e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A view of the synagogue in Rouen where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there. (AP Photo)
![Oleg Cetinic Rabbi Chmouel Lubecki speaks to medias in the synagogue where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024 in Rouen, France. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there.(AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4c75a218a4734a5198a7ffa8b7dbf054/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rabbi Chmouel Lubecki speaks to medias in the synagogue where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024 in Rouen, France. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there.(AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)
![Oleg Cetinic A view of the synagogue where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024 in Rouen, France. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there.(AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a18816e13ed6466aaef62878d915d046/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A view of the synagogue where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set fire, Friday, May 17, 2024 in Rouen, France. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there.(AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)
![Oleg Cetinic Journalists gather in front of the synagogue in Rouen, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/555ba446e5b1456dad62849f594f0840/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Journalists gather in front of the synagogue in Rouen, Friday, May 17, 2024. French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. French police said officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)