The Toulouse and Montauban shootings were a series of Islamist terrorist attacks Attack committed by Mohammed Merah from 11–19 March 2012 in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France .

Thereafter , France raised Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale its `` Vigipirate , '' the terror alert system , to the highest level in the Midi-Pyrénées region and surrounding departements .