The funeral of the gunman who killed seven people has been delayed for 24 hours after the mayor of Toulouse said burying him in the city would be "inappropriate".

France was gripped by fears of a serial killer on the loose after a gunman opened fire at a Jewish school, killing a teacher, his two sons and another child.

A rabbi, his two young sons and another child were shot dead by a lone gunman outside a French school today in what was feared to be the latest in a string of racist murders.