The defense minister said 1,000 French troops would remain in Mali after UN forces arrive; Parliament voted to prolong military operations in Mali. A young man shot and killed three people with a Kalashnikov rifle in the southern town of Istres. Authorities arrested him in Istres and a second suspect in Paris. The shooter reportedly claimed to belong to al Qaeda and believed al Qaeda-linked Toulouse killer Mohamed Merah was innocent; police are looking into the possibility the shooter may be mentally ill.
