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French President Nicolas Sarkozy: Southern France

Toulouse Dept: TOULOUSE, France -- A motorbike assailant opened fire with two handguns Monday in front of a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse, killing a rabbi, his two young sons and a girl. One witness described him as a man chasing small children and "looking to kill.", according to Winnipeg Free Press. A massive manhunt was underway and the terrorism alert level was raised to its highest level ever across southern France surrounding Toulouse. Hundreds of officers increased security at schools, synagogues and mosques around the country, and Sarkozy said 14 riot police units "will secure the region as long as this criminal" hasn't been caught and remy de la Mauviniere / The Associated Press A man stops at a shrine at the school where four were killed. One of the guns he used also was fired in two other deadly motorbike attacks in the area that targeted paratroopers of North African and French Caribbean origin, officials said. French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested one person was responsible for all the killings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.