Gunman Opens Fire On Jewish School In France
 

A gunman on a motorbike has opened fire in a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, killing four people including three children.

Police said that one adult and three children, aged three, six and 10, were killed with an adult teacher.

The shooting reportedly occurred at around 8am local time as children waited at a drop-off point near to the Lyceé Ozar Hatorah, which has around 200 students. It is part of a network of 13 institutions which teaches more than 4,000 students across France.

Le Monde said that the dead included a rabbi who taught at the school and his two sons. The French newspaper said the man was a French-Israeli from Jerusalem.

Another rabbi, Rahamim Sabag, told Israeli reporters for Channel 2 that the other victim was the headmaster's daughter.

The city was said to be on "lockdown" as police hunted the killer, who has also been linked to two other recent attacks on soldiers in the region. Safety fences were put up in front of some schools, French media siad.

Toulouse prosecutor Michel Valet said: "He shot at everything he could see, children and adults. Some children were chased into the school."

One witness whose child attends the school described "a vision of horror" in the aftermath of the shooting.

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Shocking, just sick how some people can do this

Shocking enough for the serious thread.

:( unfortunately

Sometimes I wonder how human beings have made it this far.

Sounds like it was probably politically motivated if hes also attacked soldiers, too soon to speculate as to the specifics though..

He shot children. ******* his motives.

Eh I'm only speculating, I'm not trying to defend him

No, I know that MTVN.

I really can't get my head around why so often children are targetted

It's bad enough when this stuff happens to adults, but when it happens to kids it's just beyond the realms of comprehension.

Oh right ok, just didn't want to be misunderstood

I would never think for one moment you would defend someone who kills children to make a point.

Disgusting, I hope he's caught swiftly and made to face the full wrath of the law. Child killers are beyond hope, redemption or mercy.

Yes..because they're purposefully targetted..like Norway..not that I understand any killings..but with children it's particularly hard to understand

No I know, I worded myself badly, what I mean is that by speculating about the motive, I didnt mean to take anything away from how shocking a crime this is

The French government said security was being tightened at all religious sites in France, particularly around Jewish schools..I hope there are no more incidents before they catch up with him

Cowardly tosser,targetting little kids,B-----D.

Its like Tribes

What we know

Crikey..it sounds like something from a movie script doesn't it...it makes me worry that his 'plan' will continue and something else will happen in the next few days..I hope to god they get him soon

Me too, it's a joke how human's can even do this :bored:

:shrug: Perhaps, if it is politically influenced, killing children will get more press coverage?/more attention?

To be honest, if you want to kill people whom you don't know then you're already screwed up, if it's a kid, or an adult, I'm sure that wouldn't matter to somebody who might be that screwed up.

Yea. Children are viewed as innocent people. Killing them causes more conflict

Yes..I hadn't thought of that...sick

I'll tell you what gets on my tits... the media's rush to Hollywoodise a story like this. I just read that the gunman is described as a "burly lone wolf". Sounds like Steven Seagal on a mission, not a freakin' child murdering scumbag freak.