The services of the State of Tarn-et-Garonne are preparing a visit by the President of the Republic to Montauban next Monday, March 15. A visit that would take place in the prefecture and to the 17th parachute engineer regiment. A very symbolic trip since nine years ago, to the day, the city was in shock. On Thursday March 15, 2012, Mohamed Merah fired point blank at three paratroopers. Abel Chennouf and Mohamed Legouad were killed instantly, Loïc Liber was seriously injured. A few days before, he had killed Imad Ibn Ziaten, non-commissioned officer of a parachute regiment. A few days later in Toulouse, the terrorist killed an adult and three children in front of the Ozar Hatorah Jewish school in Toulouse. The President of the Republic could come meditate on the tribute stele very close to the barracks.
Members of the Spanish government?
But this trip will also be an opportunity to strengthen relations with our neighbor Spain. Membersof the Spanish government would indeed be expectedfor what is presented as a small Franco-Spanish summit. The trip is scheduled for the morning for the moment. The details of the visit should be known during the day.
On February 24, 2019 Pedro Sánchez, still Prime Minister, came to pay homage to the last President of the Spanish Republic, before the coming to power of the dictator Franco. Manuel Azaña died in exile in Tarn-et-Garonne in 1940.
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