Posted on 03/21/2012 7:11:09 PM PDT by Nachum
After a siege which continued for nearly 24 hours, police in France have captured Mohammad Merah, the gunman believed to be behind a string of shootings including this week's attack at the Otzar HaTorah school in Toulouse, Kol Yisrael radio reported.
The raid on on Merah's home began shortly before 1:00 a.m. (Israel time) on Thursday, according to local media reports. Three explosions had reportedly been heard in the area.
The BBC quoted Toulouse's deputy mayor as having confirmed an assault had begun on the home, but an unnamed source close to the operation later told AFP that the explosions were part of pressure by police on Merah to surrender.
"He said he wanted to give himself up. He changed his mind, so we're stepping up on the pressure on him to surrender," the source told AFP. There were no sounds suggesting an exchange of fire following the blasts, AFP reporters on the ground said.
Earlier, the 24-year-old gunman discussed with police negotiators the killing of three Jewish school children, a rabbi and three paratroopers in a string of shootings that began on March 11.
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Right, the Telegraph which has half asleep reporters on the scene says nothing about a capture.
RT is also there live and nothing from them either...so it’s just mis-leading...the guys still in a stand off....and they aren’t letting him sleep! Ha! Wearing him down is a good thing...they really do need to get him alive. Loads of info....unless he takes his own life, though he says he’s not a martyr.
From what I recall, during the troubles in Northern Ireland, British soldiers were banned from wearing their uniforms off-duty outside their bases, because the PIRA would have murdered them...
He’ll be back out on the street murdering two year olds again in a month or two.
“How did he kill 3 paratroopers?”
See post 17 - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2861174/posts
I don’t doubt it.
In France is an accused given a trial by his peers?
If so and they get a couple of moosies on the jury will he get O.J.Simpsoned?
I would bet that most of these Islamic killers have had a very difficult time adjusting to western civilization for a number of reasons other than that they’re wacko. Has anyone considered that many of them are probably just too stupid to adjust to a superior society? France and other Euro countries will either have to deport these losers or keep an eye on every one of them. I favor deportation.
From behind?
Guess this report was inaccurate, so he’s dead. Not a huge loss. Bet they investigate his ‘associates.’
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