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Toulouse suspect was 'in sights' of French authorities
A source close to the investigation of the Toulouse terror attack in France announced on Wednesday that Mohammed Merah, 24, the suspect who is under siege in a Toulouse house over the murder of four Jews at the Ozar Hatorah school, is a French citizen of Algerian descent.
One official told AFP that the suspect had been "in the sights" of France's intelligence agency after two previous attacks, which led police to bring in more "crucial evidence".
They say the suspect was arrested in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2010 for unspecified, but not terrorist-related, criminal acts and also has a criminal record in France.
Gueant said the 24-year-old suspect had spoken to officers through the door of his apartment, and declared himself to be a "mujaheedeen" or Islamic warrior fighting to avenge Palestinian children killed in the conflict with Israel.
"He has links with people involved in Jihadism and Salafism," he added, referring to two strains of Muslim thought that have influenced Al-Qaeda.
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