Train heroes: Who are the men who averted a massacre in Europe? http://t.co/dNKGD0yymW pic.twitter.com/FqDa68rHeA— CNN International (@cnni) August 23, 2015
Moroccan terrorist, 26, who was taken down by hero US airman and his friends after opening fire on French train - as it emerges he 'fought with ISIS in Syria and was known to FOUR intelligence agencies'
- Ayoub El-Khazzani, 26, allegedly opened fire on the high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris with a Kalashnikov
- He 'wounded one man before he was disarmed and beaten unconscious by two American soldiers and a student'
- Alarmingly, suspect had already been on government officials' radars in four European countries prior to attack
- He had previously traveled to Turkey - where he 'received military training with ISIS' - and then to Syria to fight
- Spanish officials had flagged him to French police last year because he belongs to 'radical Islamist movement'
- Questions are now being asked as to how El-Khazzani, from Morocco, was allowed to move freely around Europe
- During Friday evening attack, El-Khazzani 'started shooting on train', which had more than 500 passengers on it
- Air Force airman Spencer Stone ran at the gunman, along with Oregon National Guard member Alek Skarlatos, 22
- With the help of Anthony Sadler, from California, and British national Chris Norman, they stopped the terror attack
- Three people, including Stone, wounded in the attack and French police have hailed the bravery of the bystanders
Family, friends express pride and relief after childhood friends from Sacramento thwart European train attack http://t.co/c6phPY67cH— The Sacramento Bee (@sacbee_news) August 23, 2015
AMERICAN HEROES: 3 Who Stopped Train Attack Were Boyhood Friends http://t.co/3We6Zntwl0 pic.twitter.com/EhtQdzLd69— slone (@slone) August 22, 2015
Three Americans, two of whom are Marines, subdued a gunman on a Paris-bound train Friday. http://t.co/JygkZOmfZ0 http://t.co/JygkZOmfZ0— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 22, 2015
US Marines On Liberty Subdue Armed Attacker at French Train Station http://t.co/uYkSH0V8EA— IJReview (@ijreview) August 22, 2015
"Must See Video Shot By US Serviceman Who Stopped Terrorist Attack Inside French Train." http://t.co/DiBj07sNj8— Adam Baldwin (@AdamBaldwin) August 22, 2015
"I came to see my friends... in Europe and we stopped a terrorist, it's kind of crazy" http://t.co/tLlBah36B4 pic.twitter.com/O9G1uEBDtJ— T.J. Ortenzi (@tjortenzi) August 22, 2015
Turns out the young American hero who stopped a terrorist aboard high speed train in Belgium from Paris was actually an @OregonGuard Soldier— W Patrick Wilson (@DUhockeyFan) August 22, 2015
Unarmed U.S. Marines ‘Take Down’ Suspected Terrorist on a Passenger Train WOW: http://t.co/70YmnMrnG6— National Review (@NRO) August 22, 2015
Sadly, one of the Marines was reportedly shot and is “believed to be in critical condition.” May God bless him.
France train jihadi trained in Islamic State, was being watched by police http://t.co/84JYwBDgZk— Robert Spencer (@jihadwatchRS) August 23, 2015