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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Mon Mar 19, 2012, 06:59 AM Mar 2012

Toulouse shooting: four killed outside Jewish school

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/19/toulouse-shooting-three-killed-jewish-school

Toulouse police outside the Ozar Hatorah Jewish school. Photograph: Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images

A gunman opened fire in front of a Jewish school in the south-west French city of Toulouse on Monday, killing four people including a father and his two sons, and another child.

The adult victim was thought to be a rabbi who taught at the school, who died with his three-year-old and six-year-old sons. The fourth victim, aged between eight and 10 years old, was the school principal's daughter, according to Rahamim Sabag, a rabbi who works at the school. Sabag was speaking to Israel's Channel 2 television.

Witnesses described how the gunman opened fire outside the Ozar Hatorah school, a private Jewish secondary, at around 8.15am before fleeing on a black scooter.

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Toulouse shooting: four killed outside Jewish school (Original Post) xchrom Mar 2012 OP

I feel sick Happyhippychick Mar 2012 #1

This back and forth of violence, and innocent children being targeted in this mess. My heart midnight Mar 2012 #2

Enough with the murder of the innocent malaise Mar 2012 #3

Horrendous. Chorophyll Mar 2012 #4

Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #5

Same Shooter murdered 3 French Soldiers last week. OPOS Mar 2012 #6

I think it was in the Guardian - the French gov. xchrom Mar 2012 #7

Happyhippychick

(8,379 posts)

1. I feel sick

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 07:43 AM

Mar 2012

midnight

(26,624 posts)

2. This back and forth of violence, and innocent children being targeted in this mess. My heart

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 07:52 AM

Mar 2012

goes out to this community, and I hope some peace settles in....

malaise

(268,998 posts)

3. Enough with the murder of the innocent

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 07:54 AM

Mar 2012

How do you slaughter children in cold blood?

Chorophyll

(5,179 posts)

4. Horrendous.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 08:12 AM

Mar 2012

Despicable. I don't understand how anyone can be so filled with hate that they would target children. Anywhere.

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

5. Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 08:55 AM

Mar 2012

OPOS

(73 posts)

6. Same Shooter murdered 3 French Soldiers last week.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 09:05 AM

Mar 2012

Same Shooter shot 3 French Paratroopers in the back last week in Mountauban, killing them and the week before shot a Paratrooper from another regiment in the back from a Motorcycle. The men were at ATM's in Uniform, one was followed intoa store and shot in the head after initially being wounded. Murder Weapon is rare for europe, casings are 11.43mm, aka the US .45ACP of Thompson Submachinegun, Colt 45Auto fame. Not too many Full Automatic weapons are chambered for that caliber
M1928A1 Thompson
M1/M1A1 Thompson
M3/M3A1 Greasegun
MAC-10

Except for the MAC-10 the others are Museum pieces. .45ACP casings found at this murder as well

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/15/world/europe/france-shooting/

http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2012/03/15/97001-20120315FILWWW00556-montauban-deux-militaires-tues-par-balle-un-blesse.php

http://t.co/QXlaNIeV

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

7. I think it was in the Guardian - the French gov.

Reply to OPOS (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 09:12 AM

Mar 2012

Has advised off duty soldiers not to wear their uniforms off base.

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