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Tactical Realities of the Toulouse Shootings
Mohammed Merah, the suspect in a string of violent attacks culminating
with the March 19 shooting deaths of three children and a rabbi at the
Ozar Hatorah School in Toulouse, France, committed suicide by cop March
22 after a prolonged standoff at his Toulouse apartment. Authorities
believed Merah also to have shot and killed a paratrooper March 11 in
Toulouse and two other paratroopers March 15 in Montauban.
While Merah's death ended his attacks, it also began the inevitable inquiry process as French officials consider how the attacks could have been prevented. The commissions or committees appointed to investigate such attacks normally take months to complete their inquiries, so the findings of the panel looking into the Merah case will not be released in time to have any impact on the French presidential election set to begin April 22. However, such findings are routinely used for political purposes and as ammunition for bureaucratic infighting. Read More »
While Merah's death ended his attacks, it also began the inevitable inquiry process as French officials consider how the attacks could have been prevented. The commissions or committees appointed to investigate such attacks normally take months to complete their inquiries, so the findings of the panel looking into the Merah case will not be released in time to have any impact on the French presidential election set to begin April 22. However, such findings are routinely used for political purposes and as ammunition for bureaucratic infighting. Read More »
