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Toulouse victims buried in Israel | Toulouse victims buried in Israel |
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The funerals of the three children and a teacher shot dead by a gunman in Toulouse have been held in Jerusalem. | The funerals of the three children and a teacher shot dead by a gunman in Toulouse have been held in Jerusalem. |
They all had dual French and Israeli citizenship and the bodies were flown to Israel for burial at the families' request. | They all had dual French and Israeli citizenship and the bodies were flown to Israel for burial at the families' request. |
At least 2,000 mourners went to the hilltop Givat Shaul cemetery to pay their respects. | At least 2,000 mourners went to the hilltop Givat Shaul cemetery to pay their respects. |
The children and the rabbi were killed on Monday morning as they arrived at the Ozar Hatorah school. | The children and the rabbi were killed on Monday morning as they arrived at the Ozar Hatorah school. |
Police are laying siege to a flat in Toulouse where they are negotiating with the man suspected of carrying out the shooting. | |
He is Mohamed Merah, a 24-year-old Frenchman of Algerian origin who says he belongs to al-Qaeda and wanted to "avenge Palestinian children". | |
It is thought he is armed with a Kalashnikov, a mini-Uzi 9mm machine pistol and several handguns. | |
French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said the suspect had visited both Afghanistan and Pakistan - and claimed to be a mujahideen. | |
At the cemetery in Jerusalem the victims, Jonathan Sandler, 30, his sons Arieh, five, and Gabriel, four, were wrapped in a white prayer shawls while seven-year-old Miriam Monsonego was wrapped in a blue and gold shroud for burial. | |
The speaker of the Israeli parliament Reuben Rivlin gave a eulogy saying: "The entire house of Israel weeps over these murders." | |
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe flew to Israel for the ceremony and expressed his sorrow and solidarity with the victims. | |
"The blood of both our peoples was spilled in this murder," he said. | "The blood of both our peoples was spilled in this murder," he said. |