Toulouse jihadist killings: Merah 'accomplices' on trial

 alleged accomplices of the toulouse jihadist mohamed merah, who killed seven humans in 2012, have gone on trial in paris.
Certainly one of them is abdelkader merah, 35, a brother of mohamed, who attacked french soldiers and a jewish school in his 2012 rampage.
Abdelkader is accused of having helped to steal a scooter used inside the assault. He denies having encouraged mohamed.
The second one suspect is fettah malki, 34, accused of giving merah a weapon.
As well as an uzi device pistol, he's accused of supplying him with ammunition and a bullet-evidence vest.
Prosecutors are in search of life imprisonment for abdelkader merah and two decades for fettah malki.
Zoulikha aziri, mother of mohamed merah, 2 oct 17image copyrightepa
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Zoulikha aziri, mom of the merah brothers, spoke to journalists because the trial got below manner
Any other merah brother, referred to as abdelghani, rejects islamist ideology.
Police shot and killed mohamed merah, 23, after a 32-hour siege.
Merah had filmed his murders with a head-established camera, which investigators later seized with the recording. He killed three infantrymen, then stormed into a jewish school, killing three children and a instructor.
Samuel sandler, 2 oct 17image copyrightreuters
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Mohamed merah's rampage become a own family tragedy for samuel sandler (centre)
The excessive-profile trial - held amid tight safety - is expected to last about 5 weeks.
Merah's mom - zoulikha aziri - changed into amongst those attending the hole court session.
Samuel sandler, related to three of merah's victims, was also there. His son jonathan, 30, became murdered on the school, in conjunction with grandsons gabriel and arié, elderly 5 and three.
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Obituary: mohamed merah
Merah had travelled to syria, egypt and pakistan and had contacted a set related to al-qaeda.
Merah's rampage turned into the first jihadist attack in france for the reason that those of the algerian gia institution in 1995.
The charlie hebdo massacre in january 2015 commenced a brand new wave of jihadist attacks in france, which have claimed greater than 240 lives. In most instances they were stimulated by so-called islamic kingdom (is).