A crowd gathers outside the Rouen cathedral in Normandy during the funeral mass for Father Hamel on Aug. 2, 2016. French authorities say a fire broke out on the spire of the medieval cathedral on ...

France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin tweeted his support for the police who intervened. “Early this morning, police officers in Rouen killed an armed individual clearly intent on setting ...

Smoke pours from the spire of the gothic Notre Dame of Rouen Cathedral, in Normandy, France, July 11, 2024, during renovation work on the medieval church. Obtained by Reuters ...

A series of Monet paintings of Rouen’s cathedral on display in 2010 at the Rouen Museum of Fine Arts in northwestern France. Robert Francois/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...

Police and other officials are seen near a toll booth on a highway in Val-de-Reuil, northern France, May 14, 2024, where heavily armed assailants attacked a prison van carrying a convicted burglar ...

French police killed a man who set a synagogue on fire in Rouen, France, on May 17, officials said. (Video: Reuters) ...

Locals in Rouen rallied to support the Jewish community of 150 after the incident. The rabbi of the synagogue in Rouen, France, takes visitors on a tour after an arson attack in which the arsonist ...

Rouen Cathedral, known for its tall spire and Gothic architecture, has historical and artistic significance. Smoke billows from the spire of Rouen Cathedral in Rouen, northern France on July 11 ...

Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol first posted on the social-media platform X around midday that “the beginning of a fire” was occurring “on the spire of Rouen cathedral.” Less than 90 minutes ...

He was taken into custody on Sunday at a site belonging to France’s national railway company, the S.N.C.F., near the city of Rouen, the authorities said.