Terrorist cornered, France waits

As of press time, the suspected killer of three Jewish school children, one Rabbi and three paratroopers in Toulouse, France was holed up in his fifth floor apartment. The building and surrounding buildings have been evacuated and the area is surrounded by police.

The suspect, Mohammed Merah, 23, a French citizen of Algerian descent, is said to be heavily armed and had planned more killings. The standoff has dragged on for over 12 hours.

There are reports that Merah was trained by al Qaeda in Pakistan and had visited Afghanistan twice, possibly jailed for planting bombs in 2007 and escaping from prison in 2008. He reportedly has 18 acts of violence on his criminal record

in France.

The victims of the Otzar HaTorah shooting were buried in Jerusalem today. They are Rabbi Jonathan Sandler, his sons Arieh, 5, and Gabriel, 3, and Miriam Monsenego, 8