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<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="militant">militant</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hail">hail</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 32-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="France">France</span>.</p><p><span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Merah">Merah</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Toulouse">Toulouse</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="RAID">RAID</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Interior">Interior</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Claude">Claude</span> <span word="Gueant">Gueant</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 23-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="standoff">standoff</span>."<span word="The">The</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>, <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="violently">violently</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bursts">bursts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>," <span word="Gueant">Gueant</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="RAID">RAID</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="assault">assault</span>.</p><p>"<span word="RAID">RAID</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Merah">Merah</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>. <span word="Merah">Merah</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>.</p><p><span word="Sustained">Sustained</span> <span word="bursts">bursts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> "<span word="rapidly">rapidly</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="siege">siege</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="progressing">progressing</span> "<span word="step">step</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="step">step</span>" <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="booby">booby</span> <span word="traps">traps</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambulance">ambulance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="cordon">cordon</span>.</p>
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