French school shooting

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  1. criminalize
    declare illegal; outlaw
    He praised the work of French security forces and said the episode would prompt him to seek changes in the law to criminalize travel abroad by French citizens for training or “indoctrination” by terror groups.
  2. security force
    a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry
    TOULOUSE, France — A 23-year-old Frenchman who claimed responsibility for killing four men and three children died on Thursday after jumping from a window, still firing from a weapon in his hand, as security forces stormed the apartment where he ha
  3. standoff
    the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
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    Scene of the Toulouse Standoff


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  4. barricaded
    preventing entry or exit or a course of action
    Mr. Merah had barricaded himself in the apartment building in the quiet neighborhood of Côte Pavée on Wednesday, after police attempted to arrest him shortly after 3 a.m.
Created on Thu Mar 22 09:02:01 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Mar 22 09:21:33 EDT 2012)

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