Two French police officers hurt during raid linked to school killings

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14. French gunman to give himself up "this afternoon"

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(Reuters) - A gunman under siege by French police in Toulouse, suspected of killing four people at a Jewish school this week, has told negotiators he will give himself up later today, Interior Minister Claude Gueant said.

"He said ... he will turn himself in this afternoon," Gueant told BFM television, adding that authorities were determined to take the suspect alive so he could stand trial.

The gunman, a 24-year-old Frenchman claiming to belong to al Qaeda, threw a pistol from the window of the house in exchange for a "communication device", Gueant said. He still has an Uzi machine gun, a Kalashnikov assault rifle and other weapons, he said.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/03/21/uk-france-crime-idUKBRE82I07O20120321

Besieged Toulouse gun suspect named as Mohammed Merah, 24, a Frenchman of Algerian origin - AFP reports

The man, named as Mohammed Merah, 24, a Frenchman of Algerian origin, has said he belongs to al-Qaeda and acted to "avenge Palestinian children". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17446999