Toulouse: French Police In Siege 'With Gunman' as Buses arrive to evacuate residents

French police are engaged in a siege with a man they believe is responsible for the killings of seven people in the south west of the country.

The suspect, 24, has so far refused to surrender to police following the pre-dawn raid in the Croix-Daurade district of the city of Toulouse.

Up to seven shots rang out at the start of the operation at around 3am, which has seen part of the city cordoned off.

Police spoke to the man through the door shortly before the gunfire. Two officers were shot, one in the knee and another in the shoulder.

The French authorities are said to be confident that the gunman responsible for three attacks that killed three children, a rabbi and three soldiers is in the building.

Police have named the suspect as Mohammed Merah, of Algerian origin, according to French news agency AFP. Read More