France Train Shooting

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France Train Shooting - First Video Immediately After Gunman Tackled

First footage emerging from the Paris Train Shooting, France. 21/08/2015. See the SECOND video taken on board the train at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=03c_1440223970

Description of Events from the US Armed Forces involved in the Incident
Members of the Oregon National Guard and Air Force on some R&R in Europe. Terrorist on train with an AK, pistol, and knife. He exited the toilet with AK at the ready and tried to load and fire off his first clip, tried to load again and dropped the clip/AK. Assailant was rushed by Armed Service persons, he raised AK and tried to fire. He then dropped the AK and reached for pistol which is dislodged from hand. A knife is then pulled and one of the Armed Forces personnel receives injuries to face, neck and almost hand (almost severed finger). The AK is now in the hands of other Armed Forces member who quickly loaded clip and pointed at terrorist to shoot, but was jammed/misfired, so instead the buttstock of the AK is put to the head of the terrorist and he is secured to ground. At time of video, looking for the pistol.

News Report
At least three people have been injured after a man, reportedly armed with a Kalashninov rifle, opened fire on a Thalys high-speed train between Amsterdam and Paris on Friday.

The attacker was apprehended by two soldiers traveling on the same train, according to local media.The shooting occurred near the town of Arras in northern France around 6:00pm local time (4:00pm GMT). The attacker has been detained by the police.

According to La Voix du Nord, a US and British soldiers apprehended the attacker after hearing the noise of a machine gun being loaded in the toilet. One of the soldiers was shot, while the other was stabbed in the struggle with the gunman.

The third injured person is reportedly French actor Jean-Hugues. The 60-year-old has starred in over 30 movies, including international hits Killing Zoe, Betty Blue and Nikita.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaRCs9cP3G4

 

[Cznoob]

What a coincidence that US armed forces members were there.

[Toothiewabbit]

Heng ah....must be off-duty personnel going for R&R.

[Kiadaw]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3206426/U-S-Marines-armed-gunman-onboard-high-speed-train-Amsterdam-Paris.html#comments

 

Real life heroes. Its one thing to help someone, its another to put your life in danger to do so.

[BabyBlade]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3206426/U-S-Marines-armed-gunman-onboard-high-speed-train-Amsterdam-Paris.html#comments

 

Real life heroes. Its one thing to help someone, its another to put your life in danger to do so.

 

 

Great news to hear in tough times like these! Everyday I turn on the tv only to watch news of disasters, riots and strikes one after another.

[Gitanic]

That's why we have mrt but no bullet train here.