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Toulouse killings: Benjamin Netanyahu attends memorial | Toulouse killings: Benjamin Netanyahu attends memorial |
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Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has attended a memorial for victims of an Islamist gunman in Toulouse, France. | Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has attended a memorial for victims of an Islamist gunman in Toulouse, France. |
Mr Netanyahu and French President Francois Hollande joined families and friends of those killed in a rampage by Mohamed Merah in March. | Mr Netanyahu and French President Francois Hollande joined families and friends of those killed in a rampage by Mohamed Merah in March. |
He killed three pupils and a teacher at a Jewish school, and three soldiers, before police killed him on 22 March. | |
The school's head teacher, whose daughter was killed, said the attacks had "plunged us into darkness". | The school's head teacher, whose daughter was killed, said the attacks had "plunged us into darkness". |
"My life as a husband, as a father, and as the head teacher of a school was turned upside down," Yaacov Monsonego told the memorial service. | "My life as a husband, as a father, and as the head teacher of a school was turned upside down," Yaacov Monsonego told the memorial service. |
His seven-year-old daughter Myriam was among those shot at the Ozar Hatorah Jewish school. | His seven-year-old daughter Myriam was among those shot at the Ozar Hatorah Jewish school. |
Merah, who was believed to have attended jihadi training camps, also killed a French-Israeli teacher and two other pupils at the school. | Merah, who was believed to have attended jihadi training camps, also killed a French-Israeli teacher and two other pupils at the school. |
The three soldiers he killed were of North African origin. | The three soldiers he killed were of North African origin. |
His killing rampage terrorised the Toulouse area from 11 to 19 March. | His killing rampage terrorised the Toulouse area from 11 to 19 March. |
A huge manhunt culminated in a 32-hour stand-off with police at a Toulouse apartment, where he was shot dead. | A huge manhunt culminated in a 32-hour stand-off with police at a Toulouse apartment, where he was shot dead. |
At the memorial service, Mr Hollande promised to make the fight against anti-Semitism a "national cause". | |
Mr Netanyahu paid tribute to the French leader's "determined and clear message". | |
"Nothing justifies the killing of children. Nothing justifies the killing of Jews," he said. |
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