Jewish communities were in shock at the killing of four people, including three children, in Toulouse on Monday.<br/> <br />In Paris, religious figures expressed their outrage.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) RABBI, JONATHAN<br/> <br />"I'm aghast, I'm really outraged at what has happened in Toulouse this morning. It is cowardly to attack children and I hope those who committed this act are severely punished."<br/> <br />Another man said he was saddened because the victims were active in Paris' Jewish community.<br/> <br />Others questioned what drove the attacker, who opened fire then escaped on a motorbike, to target the Jewish school.<br/> <br />Israel's ambassador in Paris condemned the attack and demanded that the French government do everything in its power to bring justice for the victims.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI DEPUTY AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE, SAMMY RAVEL SAYING:<br/> <br />"The Jewish community here, the jewish school was a target. This is something that cannot be understood. How can you aim at children from a close range and kill them? At innocent civilians?"<br/> <br />Israelis joined their French counterparts in expressing their grief.<br/> <br />Earlier French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to catch the gunman and investigate any link with the killing of three soldiers in two similar incidents in the region last week.<br/> <br />Jessica Gray, Reuters
