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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Toulouse killer visited Israel, other countries in the region

JTAPublished March 22, 2012

The passport of Toulouse killer Mohammed Merah showed that he visited Israel, Syria, Iraq and Jordan, a French newspaper reported. Police found Merah's passport in his apartment following the raid Thursday that led to his death, LeMonde reported. It is...

Funeral for Toulouse victims held as police surround suspect’s home

JTAPublished March 21, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Thousands attended the funeral in Jerusalem of the four victims of the attack on a Jewish school in Toulouse, as French police surrounded the home of their prime suspect. French police early Wednesday morning raided the Toulouse home of a...

Ex-soldiers eliminated as suspects in Toulouse attack

JTAPublished March 20, 2012

Three former French soldiers who were believed to be involved in the shooting attack on a Jewish school in Toulouse were questioned and released by French police. The men, who were dismissed from the military in 2008 for posing with a Nazi flag, have...

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