Mohamed Merah: Marine Le Pen

Sarkozy Dept: But he criticized one of his opponents on Monday -- National Front candidate Marine Le Pen -- for suggesting lax immigration laws led to the shootings of 23-year-old Mohamed Merah, according to CTV. Sarkozy has sought to paint Merah's killing spree, which left seven people dead in southwestern France in just over a week, as an isolated incident from which France shouldn't draw too many conclusions and nicolas Sarkozy, facing a tough re-election campaign this spring, has veered to the right to garner votes, talking a tough line on immigration and the place of Islamic customs in France. Last week, police tracked Merah to his apartment and after a more than 30-hour siege shot him dead as he jumped from a window, guns blazing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.