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2015/08/21 19:33:27
Subject: UPDATE: Kalashnikov armed gunman disarmed by US airman and Nat. Guardsman on Amsterdam-Paris train
UPDATE: It was a National Guardsman and Airman, not Marines.
djones520 wrote: We need an update to the thread title. It was a US Airmen, and a National Guardsmen (no word if Army or Airforce) that detained the man. There was no Marines involved. The Airman was the man who initially attacked the guy, but received multiple lacerations from the the knife the attacker had.
Just heard about this now. Thank god for the US Marine Corps. And its a relief that one of these unpredictable 'lone wolf' attacks was averted for once.
France train shooting: Three hurt and man arrested
An armed man has injured three people on a train between Amsterdam and Paris before being overpowered by two American passengers, officials say.
The incident happened on the high-speed Thalys service near Arras, and the assailant was arrested at its station.
Two of the victims, said to be an American and a Briton, were seriously injured - one had a gunshot wound, the other a knife wound, reports said.
The reports said the man arrested was of North African origin.
One of his weapons was said to be a Kalashnikov.
Le Monde said the man also had an automatic pistol and had so far refused to talk to police in Arras.
French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade was also lightly wounded when breaking glass to sound the alarm.
Local official Fabienne Buccio praised the passengers for showing "great composure".
The UK Foreign Office said it was aware of the reports of shots being fired and that was in touch with French authorities, urgently seeking information.
The attack took place at about 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT).
Images shared on social media appeared to show a man being restrained on the station platform in Arras.
"The situation is under control, the travellers are safe. The train stopped and the emergency services are on site," the Thalys official Twitter account tweeted.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was heading to Arras in the wake of the attack, his ministry said.
Interior ministry spokesman Pierre Henry Brandet added: "Talking about a terrorist motive would be premature at the moment."
However, anti-terrorist officers have now taken over the investigation, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
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2015/08/21 19:39:39
Subject: Re:US Marines 'disarm Kalashnikov armed man' on Amsterdam-Paris train
Hordini wrote: It's not the first time Marines have saved Paris.
I'll assume for a moment this will have rather less of an impact on the French gene-pool, though
On a more serious note, Dutch news is reporting both marines were rushed to hospitals in 'critical condition'; one with a bullet wound, the other with a knife-inflicted injury.
Don't really have the time or inclination to try and source it more thoroughly but it seems news reports are conflicted on the nationalities of the injured. In any case, the BBC reports that the UK foreign office states that initial reports of a British citizen being injured are incorrect and in fact no citizens of the UK were harmed, so the report in the OP is probably inaccurate on that count.
2015/08/21 22:51:03
Subject: US Marines 'disarm Kalashnikov armed man' on Amsterdam-Paris train
Heard this on the news. Lucky that those marines happened to be on the train. I also heard they were injured. Whatever the case, those guys are heroes.
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2015/08/21 23:20:09
Subject: US Marines 'disarm Kalashnikov armed man' on Amsterdam-Paris train
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2015/08/22 02:34:45
Subject: US Marines 'disarm Kalashnikov armed man' on Amsterdam-Paris train
Hordini wrote: It's not the first time Marines have saved Paris.
Instant Exalt
Also Its "OORAH!" not Hoorah. I have no idea who the feth says Hoorah I understand im naturally biased because I am a US Marine but why do about half the news stories for this reference "Soldier" and not Marine? They are not the same.
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2015/08/22 03:15:06
Subject: US Marines 'disarm Kalashnikov armed man' on Amsterdam-Paris train
Hordini wrote: It's not the first time Marines have saved Paris.
Instant Exalt
Also Its "OORAH!" not Hoorah. I have no idea who the feth says Hoorah I understand im naturally biased because I am a US Marine but why do about half the news stories for this reference "Soldier" and not Marine? They are not the same.
Because most "news" organisations seem to have little interest in educating themselves (or anyone else) on their subject matter and using accurate terminology.
Edit: Oh, and well done to those Marines! Glad someone was there who was willing and able to confront the threat.
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2015/08/22 09:19:03
Subject: US Marines 'disarm Kalashnikov armed man' on Amsterdam-Paris train
When I was in Paris some weeks ago I noticed a lot of armed police and soldiers patrolling the stations. Perhaps they're expecting attacks of this sort. Good job someone was able to stop an attacker when they struck though.
2015/08/22 09:39:17
Subject: US Marines 'disarm Kalashnikov armed man' on Amsterdam-Paris train
Latest reports sounds like they weren't Marines but rather National Guard and Air Force, and there were a third American who was tending to the injured while the others took the guy down.
2015/08/22 10:56:39
Subject: US Marines 'disarm Kalashnikov armed man' on Amsterdam-Paris train
We need an update to the thread title. It was a US Airmen, and a National Guardsmen (no word if Army or Airforce) that detained the man. There was no Marines involved. The Airman was the man who initially attacked the guy, but received multiple lacerations from the the knife the attacker had.
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I understand im naturally biased because I am a US Marine but why do about half the news stories for this reference "Soldier" and not Marine? They are not the same.
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