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Police arrested 19 suspected Islamic extremists during raids in Toulouse, Nantes, and Paris. Among those detained are the leader and several members of the banned group Forsane Alizza. President Sarkozy said more raids would follow.

Police found an abandoned car belonging to a neighbor of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah who may be a third accomplice in the killing spree. Algerian authorities cited security reasons for denying the request of Merah’s family to have him buried in Algeria. Merah’s father is suing French police over his son’s death.

President Sarkozy will bar radical Islamist preachers, including Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, from entering France for a conference of the Union of French Islamic Organizations, a group linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. Footage of Mohamed Merah’s killing spree was mailed to Al Jazeera the day police besieged his apartment.

Abdelkader Merah, a brother of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah, was charged with theft, conspiracy to prepare acts of terrorism, and complicity in the murders of seven people and attempted murder of two more. The French security alert has been lowered from its highest level.

Authorities are questioning Abdelkader Merah, 29, a brother of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah, in connection with the recent murders of seven people. According to police, Abdelkader said he was “proud” of his brother’s actions, and traces of explosive material have been found in Abdelkader’s car.

Security forces shot and killed self-professed al Qaeda murderer Mohammed Merah after a 33-hour seige. Authorities in France, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the US are unclear about Merah’s past. An Internet posting by Jund al Khilafah claimed the killings at the Jewish school, but the post was quickly withdrawn.

In Toulouse, authorities are trying to arrest Mohamed Merah, a suspect in the killing of seven people. Merah admitted to police negotiators that he trained with al Qaeda in Pakistan and wanted to “avenge” Palestinians and punish the French military for its role in Afghanistan. In Paris, a bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy; no […]

Authorities believe the same gunman who shot three French soldiers last week also murdered three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in Toulouse and filmed the school murders. France’s terrorism alert is at its highest level.