2015 Thalys train attack
On 21 August 2015, a man opened fire on a Thalys train on its way from Amsterdam to Paris. Four people were injured, including the assailant. French, American and British passengers confronted the attacker and subdued him when his rifle jammed. For their heroism, they received France's highest decoration, the Legion of Honour. The assailant, later identified as Ayoub El Khazzani, initially claimed to be only a robber, but later confessed that he had wanted to "kill Americans" as revenge for bombings in Syria.
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2015 Thalys train attack
On 21 August 2015, a man opened fire on a Thalys train on its way from Amsterdam to Paris. Four people were injured, including the assailant. French, American and British passengers confronted the attacker and subdued him when his rifle jammed. For their heroism, they received France's highest decoration, the Legion of Honour. The assailant, later identified as Ayoub El Khazzani, initially claimed to be only a robber, but later confessed that he had wanted to "kill Americans" as revenge for bombings in Syria.
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On 21 August 2015, a man opene ...... revenge for bombings in Syria.
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Photograph of a Thalys train
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A Thalys train operating the same route, leaving Brussels-South in June 2014
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2015-08-21
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Damien A., Mark Moogalian, Spe ...... ek Skarlatos, and Chris Norman
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On board Thalys train n°9364 in Oignies, Pas-de-Calais, France
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Ayoub El Khazzani
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Video of inside the compartment shortly after the fight
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Attempted mass shooting
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* 9mm Luger pistol
* PM md. 90 short barrel carbine
* Utility knife
* Bottle of gasoline
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On 21 August 2015, a man opene ...... revenge for bombings in Syria.
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