French Terror Suspect Killed During Police Raid

The suspect in an radical Islam-linked killing spree in southern France was killed after police raided his apartment to end a 30-hour standoff. Mohamed Merah, holed up in an apartment in the southern city of Toulouse, has not contacted negotiators since Wednesday night. Explosions and gunfire were heard for about four minutes as police special forces moved in on the apartment. Authorities used gas to try and paralyze the suspect. Elite police squads set off sporadic blasts throughout the night and into the morning — some blew off the apartment’s shutters — in what officials described as a tactic aimed to pressure 24-year-old Merah to give up. Police were using their advantages in hopes of wearing down Merah, who has had no water, electricity, gas or most likely sleep since the early hours of Wednesday.

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