France train shooting: President thanks 'heroes' who overpowered gunman
French President Francois Hollande has thanked three American men 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. A 26-year-old Moroccan man was arrested.
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.
"Spencer got to the guy first and grabbed the guy by the neck," Mr Skarlatos told Sky News.
"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."
French authorities said three people were injured, two of them seriously - one with a gunshot wound, the other a knife wound.
In the interests of balance, it should be noted that French passengers also reacted to the incident quickly and with no thought for their own safety:
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.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34023361
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