French police arrested some 20 suspected Islamist terrorists in dawn raids today, notably in the southern city of Toulouse where an extremist serial killer operated, a source close to the operations said.

After Mohamed Merah's death in a shoot-out with police on March 22, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said investigators were still looking for accomplices.

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