[Updated at 12:09 p.m. ET] The three soldiers were at a commercial center when the man approached them, pulled a gun and started firing, police Cmdr. Charles Cauquil said.
The soldiers who were killed were 24 and 26, he said. The police and army are hunting the shooter, who fled the scene after the attack. The judiciary police in Toulouse have begun investigating the shooting, Cauquil said.
The three soldiers belonged to the 17th parachute regiment stationed in Montauban, a Ministry of Defense spokesman said. Montauban, capital of the Tarn-et-Garonne area, is about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Toulouse.
[Posted at 11:41 a.m. ET] Two French soldiers were killed and a third was wounded when a man dressed in black and riding a motorcycle shot them in the southern French city of Montauban, city police Cmdr. Charles Cauquil said Thursday.
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Spelling error in the headline (solders). Unless he was repairing some electronics.
Soldering is a dangerous business.
I guess the French are going to pull out of France now.
hahaha..yeah their president immediately went to work signing all the official surrender forms required! XD
They did that, in 1940.
The Muslims are in dude
Ok...a little light on details...
So this is what happened to Ponch and Jon after CHiPs was cancelled. So sad...
Sure. 'Sharia Law' blah! blah!
Why not wait till we know more. Or at least defer to the Likes of Newt Gingrich for an 'insight'.