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Police in pre-dawn raid on Toulouse shooting suspect Raid on Toulouse shooting suspect
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Police hunting a gunman suspected of killing seven people in southern France have surrounded a house in Toulouse.Police hunting a gunman suspected of killing seven people in southern France have surrounded a house in Toulouse.
The 24-year-old Frenchman from Toulouse has said he belongs to al-Qaeda, Interior Minister Claude Gueant said.The 24-year-old Frenchman from Toulouse has said he belongs to al-Qaeda, Interior Minister Claude Gueant said.
Police are now negotiating with the man, who said he acted in "revenge for Palestinian children" and French military operations abroad.Police are now negotiating with the man, who said he acted in "revenge for Palestinian children" and French military operations abroad.
Two police officers were injured in exchanges of fire during the raid and the suspect's brother is under arrest.Two police officers were injured in exchanges of fire during the raid and the suspect's brother is under arrest.
The man's mother has been brought to the scene, but Mr Gueant said she had refused to become involved as "she had little influence on him". The man's mother, who is Algerian, has been brought to the scene, but Mr Gueant said she had refused to become involved as "she had little influence on him".
The minister said the suspect had made several visits to Afghanistan and Pakistan.The minister said the suspect had made several visits to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
"He claims to be a mujahideen and to belong to al-Qaeda," Mr Gueant said."He claims to be a mujahideen and to belong to al-Qaeda," Mr Gueant said.
"He wanted revenge for the Palestinian children and he also wanted to take revenge on the French army because of its foreign interventions.""He wanted revenge for the Palestinian children and he also wanted to take revenge on the French army because of its foreign interventions."
The man shot at the door after police arrived, Mr Gueant said, injuring one officer in the knee and "lightly injuring" another.
One official told Agence France-Presse the suspect had been "in the sights" of France's intelligence agency after the first two attacks, after which police had brought in more "crucial evidence".One official told Agence France-Presse the suspect had been "in the sights" of France's intelligence agency after the first two attacks, after which police had brought in more "crucial evidence".
The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says investigators report the suspect's first name as Mohamed and that he was identified because of an email message he sent to his first victim.The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says investigators report the suspect's first name as Mohamed and that he was identified because of an email message he sent to his first victim.
The man had also sought out a garage in Toulouse to have his Yamaha scooter repainted after the first two attacks. A scooter was used in all the attacks.
Our correspondent says the house in Toulouse is a five-storey block of flats and the man is on the ground or first floor.Our correspondent says the house in Toulouse is a five-storey block of flats and the man is on the ground or first floor.
Police wearing helmets and flak jackets have cordoned off the area and prosecutors say other operations are under way to track down possible accomplices. Other emergency services are also in attendance.Police wearing helmets and flak jackets have cordoned off the area and prosecutors say other operations are under way to track down possible accomplices. Other emergency services are also in attendance.
A huge manhunt had been launched after Monday's shooting at a Jewish school that left four people dead, and the killing of three soldiers in two incidents last week.A huge manhunt had been launched after Monday's shooting at a Jewish school that left four people dead, and the killing of three soldiers in two incidents last week.
FuneralsFunerals
Meanwhile, the funerals of the rabbi and three children killed in Monday's attack are due in Jerusalem in the coming hours. The funerals of the rabbi and three children killed in Monday's attack are due in Jerusalem in the coming hours.
Israeli police said they expected thousands of people to attend.Israeli police said they expected thousands of people to attend.
Also on Wednesday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to attend a memorial service for three soldiers killed in two attacks last week which police have linked to the Toulouse shootings.
The same gun and the same scooter were used in all the attacks. All three soldiers killed were of North African descent. Another soldier from the French overseas region of Guadeloupe was left critically ill.
The attacker gunned down Jonathan Sandler, a 30-year-old rabbi and teacher of religion, his two young sons Arieh and Gabriel and then - at point blank range - the head teacher's daughter, seven-year-old Myriam Monsonego, in Monday's attack at a Jewish school in Toulouse.The attacker gunned down Jonathan Sandler, a 30-year-old rabbi and teacher of religion, his two young sons Arieh and Gabriel and then - at point blank range - the head teacher's daughter, seven-year-old Myriam Monsonego, in Monday's attack at a Jewish school in Toulouse.
Their bodies were carried out of Ozar Hatorah school on Tuesday in two black hearses and taken to a nearby airport, reported AFP.Their bodies were carried out of Ozar Hatorah school on Tuesday in two black hearses and taken to a nearby airport, reported AFP.
A military jet then flew them to Paris, from where they were placed on a commercial flight to Tel Aviv, AFP said. They have now arrived in Israel.A military jet then flew them to Paris, from where they were placed on a commercial flight to Tel Aviv, AFP said. They have now arrived in Israel.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe was to accompany the relatives of the dead to the funerals in Jerusalem.French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe was to accompany the relatives of the dead to the funerals in Jerusalem.
Also on Wednesday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to attend a memorial service for three soldiers killed in two attacks last week which police have linked to the Toulouse shootings.
All three soldiers killed were of North African descent. Another soldier from the French overseas region of Guadeloupe was left critically ill.
Scarlet alertScarlet alert
Mr Sarkozy and the Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande will attend the memorial service in Montauban for the three soldiers killed in last week's attacks.Mr Sarkozy and the Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande will attend the memorial service in Montauban for the three soldiers killed in last week's attacks.
Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right Front National, will also be at the service.Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right Front National, will also be at the service.
She is often associated with the more controversial debates on immigration and her presence will be closely observed in light of recent events, reports the BBC's Christian Fraser in Toulouse.She is often associated with the more controversial debates on immigration and her presence will be closely observed in light of recent events, reports the BBC's Christian Fraser in Toulouse.
On Tuesday schools across France held a moment's silence to remember the victims of the killer, whom President France Sarkozy branded a "monster".On Tuesday schools across France held a moment's silence to remember the victims of the killer, whom President France Sarkozy branded a "monster".
It is the first time in the country's history that the national terror alert has been raised to "scarlet", its highest level.It is the first time in the country's history that the national terror alert has been raised to "scarlet", its highest level.
The measure enables the authorities to disrupt daily life and implement sweeping security measures.The measure enables the authorities to disrupt daily life and implement sweeping security measures.
Mr Gueant has said the killer had a camera strapped to his chest and may have filmed the shootings.Mr Gueant has said the killer had a camera strapped to his chest and may have filmed the shootings.
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