Toulouse officials block gunman's funeral

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".

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".

The body of Mohamed Merah was due to be flown to Algeria for burial earlier but authorities there said they did not want to take his remains as his Algerian-born father wanted.

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