Mohammed Merah and Toulouse
Mohammed Merah, 23, was identified as the man suspected in the methodical killings of seven unarmed people in Toulouse , France, over a period of 10 days in March 2012. He died on March 22 when he jumped out a window, firing a weapon, during a raid and shootout that ended a 30-hour standoff with the police. Mr. Merah was described as a French national of…
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Toulouse school targeted by Hate Mail
The French Jewish school where three children and a teacher were murdered this month has received a wave of anti-Semitic hate mail and calls, the local prosecutor said Wednesday. Michel Valet said he had received a complaint from the school and had ordered a police investigation to discover the "origin of these calls and letters and the identities of t…
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How Mohammed Merah took up Jihad
Mohammed Merah had plenty of stamps in his passport, according to French intelligence officials. He traveled through at least seven Middle Eastern and central Asian countries on his way to Afghanistan in 2010. It was a meandering journey that might have been a metaphor for a young man in search of a purpose and identity. But it's also clear that by the…
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