On 23 March, Ange Mancini, intelligence adviser to President Sarkozy, said Merah had wanted to kill another soldier in Toulouse, but arrived too late and instead attacked the nearby Jewish school.
Den 23. marts fortalte præsident Sarkozys spionchef Ange Mancini at Merah ønskede at dræbe en soldat, men ankom for sent og i stedet for angreb en nærliggende jødisk skole.