Several injured in shooting on Amsterdam-Paris high-speed train

[Syt]

Apparently he carried nine magazines

That's a lot of reading material!

[garbon]

Apparently he carried nine magazines

That's a lot of reading material!

[Maladict]

Apparently he carried nine magazines

That's a lot of reading material!

In his defense he was in the bathroom for a long time.

[merithyn]

Unfortunately one of the marines was shot and is in critical condition.

BBC says it's not life-threatening.

[celedhring]

According to our press, the gunman had resided in Spain until 2014, and was registered as a radical by our police.

[11B4V]

He was overpowered by 2 US marines.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3206426/U-S-Marines-armed-gunman-onboard-high-speed-train-Amsterdam-Paris.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus

America to the rescue again.

[Valmy]

Unfortunately one of the marines was shot and is in critical condition.

Takes more than that to kill a US Marine son. He will be ok.

[Martinus]

Apparently he carried nine magazines

That's a lot of reading material!

Actually I only now realised what they meant. When I read it I thought it is a weird detail to mention. 

[Martinus]

According to our press, the gunman had resided in Spain until 2014, and was registered as a radical by our police.

What was he radical about? A fanatical FC Barcelona supporter? A fanatical bull fighting opponent?

[Jaron]

USA saves the day again!

[celedhring]

According to our press, the gunman had resided in Spain until 2014, and was registered as a radical by our police.

What was he radical about? A fanatical FC Barcelona supporter? A fanatical bull fighting opponent?

Radical islamic activist.

[Monoriu]

He was overpowered by 2 US marines.

Bravo

[Martinus]

According to our press, the gunman had resided in Spain until 2014, and was registered as a radical by our police.

What was he radical about? A fanatical FC Barcelona supporter? A fanatical bull fighting opponent?

Radical islamic activist.

Shock. Horror. Disbelief.

[Duque de Bragança]

So it was 3 Americans and a Brit

France train shooting: Americans who overpowered gunman 'heroes'

Anthony Sadler from California, Alek Skarlatos from Oregon, and Chris Norman, a British man living in France, received medals for their bravery
Three American men are being hailed as heroes for overpowering a heavily-armed gunman on a train in northern France.
The incident happened on the high-speed Thalys service near Arras, and the attacker was arrested at Arras station.
One of the Americans said they took an AK-47 assault rifle and a handgun from the attacker as they saw him walk down the aisle of the train.
They then put him in a chokehold until he was unconscious. A 26-year-old Moroccan was later arrested.
Two of the American men who overpowered the gunman, Spencer Stone and Alek Skarlatos, are members of the Air Force and the National Guard respectively.
They were travelling with a childhood friend, Anthony Sadler, who also helped restrain the attacker.
"Spencer got to the guy first and grabbed the guy by the neck," Mr Skarlatos told Sky News.


Anthony Sadler's father Tony says he is "still wrapping his head around" events of the past 24 hours
"I grabbed the handgun, got that away from the guy and threw it. Then I grabbed the AK-47, which was at his feet, and started muzzle-bumping him in the head with it.
"Everybody just started beating the guy while Spencer held the chokehold until he went unconscious."
When he checked the AK-47, Mr Skarlotos said it had jammed and would not have been able to fire. The cartridge for the handgun had also been dropped, he said.
French authorities said three people were injured, two of them seriously - one with a gunshot wound, the other a knife wound.


Karen Skarlatos says they "seized that opportunity to rush" the 26-year-old Moroccan
Forensics experts check the crime scene, 21 Aug
Scene-of-crime experts were quickly summoned
Chris Norman, a British man living in France, was also hurt while trying to subdue the attacker.
"I came in at the end of it all and helped get him under control," he said at a news conference in Arras.
"The guy pulled out a cutter and started cutting Spencer - he cut behind his neck and nearly cut his thumb off."
Another man, who has not been identified, suffered severe cuts to his neck. Spencer Stone went to help him despite his own injuries. Mr Stone remains in hospital.
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France's interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve praised the action of American passengers who prevented what he called a "terrible drama"
"I'm really proud of my friend that he just reacted so quickly and so bravely," Anthony Sadler said.
"He was really the first one over there. Even after being injured himself, he went to go help the other man who was bleeding also. Without his help, he would have died.
"That man was bleeding from his neck profusely."
Social worker Christina Coons from New York was one of the 554 people on board. She told BBC Radio 5 Live she ducked under her seat when she heard shots.
She said: "None of these men were in uniform. They were just regular passengers, this afternoon, who stepped up to the plate as soon as they saw what was happening."

French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade cut his hand smashing the alarm glass
The passengers included French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade, the star of Betty Blue and Nikita, who was lightly wounded breaking glass to sound the alarm.
The American men and Mr Norman were awarded medals for bravery by authorities in Arras.
US President Barack Obama was among those to praise those who took action.
"The president expressed his profound gratitude for the courage and quick thinking of several passengers, including US service members, who selflessly subdued the attacker," the White House said in a statement.
"It is clear that their heroic actions may have prevented a far worse tragedy."
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the passengers were "particularly courageous and showed great bravery in very difficult circumstances", adding: "Without their composure we could have been confronted with a terrible incident."
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel called the incident a "terrorist attack".

French media said the arrested man was known to the intelligence services but he has so far refused to talk to police in Arras.
Images shared on social media appeared to show him being restrained on the station platform in Arras.
France has been on edge since the attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket in Paris in January, which left 17 people dead.
And in June a man said to be inspired by the Islamic State group beheaded his boss and tried to blow up a gas plant in southern France.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34023361

I like the way Cazeneuve tries to avoid using terrorism or terrorist when describing this attack or "incident", unlike the Belgian prime minister. 

[garbon]

Anglo nations pull through time and time again.