He managed to enter the second floor of the synagogue and caused significant damage before being apprehended by security forces.
On May 17, 2024, a synagogue in Rouen was targeted by an Algerian national who attempted to set fire to it using a Molotov cocktail.
The attacker was armed with a knife and attempted to assault officers during the confrontation, leading to him being shot and killed on the scene.
The French authorities are treating this incident as an act of anti-Semitism, which has been a growing concern in France in recent months.
The suspect was identified as an Algerian national who had previously ignored an order to leave the country.
On May 17, 2024, a series of disturbing events unfolded in the northern French city of Rouen. A synagogue located in the area was targeted by an individual with malicious intent. According to various reports from reliable sources including Agence France-Presse (AFP), French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, and The New York Times, the incident began when a man attempted to set fire to the synagogue using a Molotov cocktail. The suspect was identified as an Algerian national who had previously ignored an order to leave the country.
The attacker managed to enter the second floor of the synagogue and caused significant damage with his incendiary device. However, he was quickly apprehended by security forces before he could inflict further harm. Reports suggest that he was armed with a knife and attempted to assault officers during the confrontation, leading to him being shot and killed on the scene.
The French authorities are treating this incident as an act of anti-Semitism, which has been a growing concern in France in recent months. The surge in anti-Semitic incidents comes amid ongoing tensions between Israel and Gaza. Rouen mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol expressed his expectation of such attacks following the escalating conflict.
The synagogue sustained significant damage during the attack, but thankfully no one else was harmed. The authorities have launched investigations into both the arson and police shooting incidents.
This is a developing story and more information will be provided as it becomes available.
An armed attacker threw a Molotov cocktail into a synagogue in Rouen, France.
The suspect climbed onto a trash bin and entered the second floor of the synagogue.
He caused a fire in the building.
Security forces arrived quickly and shot and killed the suspect before he could assault them with a knife.
Rouen mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol expressed expectation of such attacks following tensions around Israel-Gaza war.
Additional security measures were in place at Jewish institutions across France due to ongoing tensions.
Accuracy
The suspect was Algerian.
The suspect was not previously flagged as a suspected extremist.
An investigation into religiously motivated arson and assault has been opened by local prosecutors vs. An investigation into the arson and one into the police shooting of the suspect.
