French police have killed a man after a synagogue was set on fire in the north-western city of Rouen.
The man was armed with a knife and a metallic tool and was shot after he threatened officers, the Rouen prosecutor said.
Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol said the attack on the synagogue did not just affect the Jewish community, but the entire city was “battered and in shock”.
French reports say the suspect was Algerian and was appealing against an order to leave France.
Police were called at around 06:45 (04:45 GMT) after smoke was seen rising from the synagogue. The attacker climbed on a large waste bin and threw a petrol bomb through a small window, setting the synagogue alight.
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