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'Al-Qaeda militant' takes hostages at bank in Toulouse
2012-06-20
A man claiming to be an Al-Qaeda terrorist militant seized four hostages at a bank in the French city of Toulouse on Wednesday and wants to negotiate with an elite police unit. The man fired a gun and wants to talk to the Raid police unit that gunned down Al-Qaeda-inspired gunman Mohamed Merah in March following a siege of his apartment in the same city after he went on a killing spree.
Posted by:ryuge

#5  Hostages have been freed. Hostage taker is in custody.

French are busy pretending that Islam has nothing to do with it.
Posted by: Lord Garth   2012-06-20 18:09  

#4  @Bright Pebbles

And early withdrawal from Afghanistan!
Posted by: American Delight   2012-06-20 12:31  

#3  Toulouse siege: 'al-Qaeda militant is schizophrenic'
A gunman who has taken three hostages in a bank in the south western French city of Toulouse is mentally ill and has been named as “Boumaza”, police said.

The man, aged 26, has been described as a “schizophrenic” by the local authorities but has told police that he is a member of al-Qaeda.

After one hostage was released this afternoon, the armed man spoke to his sister during negotiations with the police but continues to hold three hostage.

The gunman insisted that he was motivated by "religious motivations" and had not carried out his attack with the motive of robbery or money.

The sister of the hostage taker told local media that “my brother is enraged”. “He was placed in Ddass (care of the social services) when he was little, has the rage and is afraid of the outside world,” she said.
Posted by: tipper   2012-06-20 11:06  

#2  Exchange the hostages for Merah's dear ol' Dad and his attorney
Posted by: Frank G   2012-06-20 09:42  

#1  Seems that staying out of Iraq has really paid off for France.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2012-06-20 06:16  

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