"A massacre on a high-speed train in France was prevented Friday when two U.S. Marines in civilian clothing surprised an Islamist militant, a senior European counterterrorism official told CNN.
The suspect was loading his automatic Kalashnikov rifle in a toilet when the two Marines confronted him, the source said.
The gunman fired on the Marines with a handgun, the official said, wounding at least one of them. Three people were injured aboard the Thalys train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris, authorities said.
The Marines overpowered the suspect, who was placed under arrest when the train was rerouted to the town of Arras, about 115 miles (185 kilometers) north of Paris. One of the Marines was wounded, the Pentagon said."
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/21/europe/france-train-shooting/index.htmlPeople really wonder why the West is having a moment where they decide that they don't want any more immigration from poor, violent parts of the world.
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Edit: I've noticed that there is a general France thread with posts on this attack. Mods feel free to delete/merge as you see fit.
