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FRENCH GUNMAN DEAD AFTER JUMPING FROM WINDOW
ARMENPRESS
MARCH 22, 2012
TOULOUSE
TOULOUSE, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS: An al Qaeda-inspired gunman who killed
seven people in France died on Thursday after jumping out of a window
of his apartment, where he had been holed up for some 30 hours in a
standoff with police, reports Armenpress citing Reuters.
Mohamed Merah, a 23-year-old Frenchman of Algerian origin, had been
silent for hours but opened fire on special forces who stormed the
building and was killed in the ensuing gunbattle.
"At the moment when a video probe was sent into the bathroom, the
killer came out of the bathroom, firing with extreme violence,"
Gueant told reporters at the scene, adding that Merah was firing
several guns at once.
"In the end, Mohamed Merah jumped from the window with his gun in his
hand, continuing to fire. He was found dead on the ground," he said.
Two police commandos were injured in the operation.
ARMENPRESS
MARCH 22, 2012
TOULOUSE
TOULOUSE, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS: An al Qaeda-inspired gunman who killed
seven people in France died on Thursday after jumping out of a window
of his apartment, where he had been holed up for some 30 hours in a
standoff with police, reports Armenpress citing Reuters.
Mohamed Merah, a 23-year-old Frenchman of Algerian origin, had been
silent for hours but opened fire on special forces who stormed the
building and was killed in the ensuing gunbattle.
"At the moment when a video probe was sent into the bathroom, the
killer came out of the bathroom, firing with extreme violence,"
Gueant told reporters at the scene, adding that Merah was firing
several guns at once.
"In the end, Mohamed Merah jumped from the window with his gun in his
hand, continuing to fire. He was found dead on the ground," he said.
Two police commandos were injured in the operation.