Two French police officers investigating the murders of seven people have reportedly been hurt during a shoot-out with suspects.The elite officers sustained the injuries during a pre-dawn raid in the south western city of Toulouse, amid the search for a gunman who shot dead three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school there.
A source linked to the probe told AFP news agency that a man claiming to be linked to al Qaeda was holed up in the target building, adding that the two police officers were slightly injured in the action.
French news channel BFM TV said the suspects were linked to an Islamist group which it identified as Forsane Alizza.
The killings at Ozar Hatorah Jewish school on Monday followed the shootings of four soldiers - three of them fatal - in two attacks over the previous eight days.
All three of the soldiers killed were of North African descent. All of the attacks were apparently carried out by an assailant using the same gun and scooter.
The victim's backgrounds had led to fears the killer was specifically targeting members of minority communities. Read More
