antisemitic attack: "I want to say to all the leaders of the Jewish community, how close we feel to them. All of France is by their side." The Israeli Prime Minister condemned the "despicable anti-Semitic" murders. After a 32-hour siege and standoff with the police outside his house followed by a raid, Merah jumped off a balcony and was shot in the head and killed. Merah had told police during the standoff that he intended to continue attacking, and loved death as the police loved life. He claimed a connection to al-Qaeda. See also Counts of Toulouse Timeline of Toulouse Handwritten Annals of the City of Toulouse References Further reading Published in the 19th-20th century Published in the 21st century Anne Le stang, Histoire de Toulouse illustrée, Toulouse, Le Pérégrinateur Éditeur, 2006, , in French Helen ISAACS and Jeremy KERRISON, The Practical guide to Toulouse, 6th edition, Toulouse, 2008 Le Pérégrinateur Éditeur, Jean-Marc OLIVIER and Rémy PECH (eds.), Histoire de Toulouse et de la métropole, Toulouse, Privat, 2019, 800 p. External links Archaeological sites in France Histories of cities in France