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| Toulouse shootings: man and woman arrested over suspected links to killer | Toulouse shootings: man and woman arrested over suspected links to killer |
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| A man and a woman have been arrested in southern France on suspicion of links to an Islamic militant who killed Jewish schoolchildren and French paratroopers this year, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Tuesday. | A man and a woman have been arrested in southern France on suspicion of links to an Islamic militant who killed Jewish schoolchildren and French paratroopers this year, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Tuesday. |
| The arrests, the first in the case since March, may throw new light on suspicions that Mohamed Merah did not act alone in the attacks, which left seven dead. Merah was later killed in a shootout with police. | The arrests, the first in the case since March, may throw new light on suspicions that Mohamed Merah did not act alone in the attacks, which left seven dead. Merah was later killed in a shootout with police. |
| One of Merah's brothers, Abdelkader, is already in custody on preliminary charges of complicity in the killings. Their oldest brother is among those who have suggested a third man may have played a role. | One of Merah's brothers, Abdelkader, is already in custody on preliminary charges of complicity in the killings. Their oldest brother is among those who have suggested a third man may have played a role. |
| The man arrested on Tuesday was picked up in the city of Albi in southern France, and the woman – his ex-girlfriend – was arrested in Toulouse, the prosecutor's office said. It released no other details. | The man arrested on Tuesday was picked up in the city of Albi in southern France, and the woman – his ex-girlfriend – was arrested in Toulouse, the prosecutor's office said. It released no other details. |
| An official with the prosecutor's office, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the man was the key suspect. | An official with the prosecutor's office, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the man was the key suspect. |
| The Sipa news agency said the man was suspected of helping obtain the scooter used in the attacks. | The Sipa news agency said the man was suspected of helping obtain the scooter used in the attacks. |
| Merah told police during a standoff before his death that he carried out the killings of three paratroopers, three Jewish schoolchildren and a rabbi over a nine-day period in March. | Merah told police during a standoff before his death that he carried out the killings of three paratroopers, three Jewish schoolchildren and a rabbi over a nine-day period in March. |
| Merah had travelled to Pakistan and Afghanistan and was under loose surveillance by French security services, which have since acknowledged lapses and promised to tighten up procedures. | Merah had travelled to Pakistan and Afghanistan and was under loose surveillance by French security services, which have since acknowledged lapses and promised to tighten up procedures. |
| While authorities initially described him as a "lone-wolf" terrorist, lawyers for victims' families were sceptical. | While authorities initially described him as a "lone-wolf" terrorist, lawyers for victims' families were sceptical. |
| "We know that he didn't kill alone," lawyer Patrick Klugman, who represents some victims' families, said on LCI television. "We want everyone who helped him, who hid him … brought before justice." | "We know that he didn't kill alone," lawyer Patrick Klugman, who represents some victims' families, said on LCI television. "We want everyone who helped him, who hid him … brought before justice." |
| Samia Maktouf, lawyer for the father of one of the paratroopers, told Sipa that she was expecting more arrests of suspected accomplices "in France and abroad". | Samia Maktouf, lawyer for the father of one of the paratroopers, told Sipa that she was expecting more arrests of suspected accomplices "in France and abroad". |
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