Attacks of Mohamed Merah: the testimony of one of the victims freezes Internet users: Current Woman The MAG

From March 11 to 19, 2012, seven people (three soldiers and four civilians) lost their lives in a series of attacks attributed to Mohamed Merah, Toulouse and Montauban. A drama that hit the headlines and revived fears of a terrorist threat. The day of March 19 ends the bloody stroll of the young man who proclaimed himself "al-Qaida fighter". His head camouflaged under a biker helmet, the Toulousain sowed terror aboard a powerful scooter and fired in front of Ozar Hatorah Jewish School, killing a teacher and three children. Nine years later, one of the survivors of this massacre came to testify on the plateau of Do not touch My TV, open to everyone, Friday March 12, 2021. And Jonathan Chetrit is not about to erase from his mind what he saw that day. "We don't forget, we learn to live with ", confirmed the one who is destined for a career as a lawyer.

The witness was only 17 at the time and was attending prayer for the dead in the facility's synagogue during the first shots. His description of the scene is all the more chilling as he saw in Mohamed merah "a simple courier. I think it is firecrackers that burst (…) There is agitation, and then the CPE which arrives screaming 'there is a shooter in the school, hide yourself'. I go out to meet him, I receive the information and I inform the school principal ", he recounted in cathedral silence.

"We learn to rebuild, to get up"

Columnists and Internet users saluted his courage and humility, the intern at the time taking his time to get involved with the relatives of the victims. "On a daily basis, there are fears, anxieties, we often talk about post-traumatic stress, that's exactly it. But we learn to rebuild ourselves, to get up ", he confided. "For my part, I try to stay active, an actor to pay tribute to the victims and not to be forgotten."

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