Huat Liao! Ang Moh shot on Euro Train with AK-47

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Gunman 'injures three after firing Kalashnikov' on Amsterdam-Paris train: latest






An injured man is helped from Arras railway station following a shooting incident
Picture: @AdaSilvaArras
By Andrew Marszal, and James Rothwell
7:28PM BST 21 Aug 2015
Police in France say they have arrested one man and have not ruled out links to terrorism

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• Shooting in France on Paris-Amsterdam train
• Briton and American seriously wounded
• Gunman had Kalashnikov and several knives
• US Marines heard suspect loading gun and tackled him

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19.46

Bernard Cazeneuve, France's interior minister, is on his way to Arras now.

19.41

According to reports, some passengers were able to jump off the train as it went through the town of Henin-Beaumont - the town before Arras on the Amsterdam-Paris line.

19.28

Police are now evacuating Arras station and will close it, French radio reports.

The Briton and American seem to have been specifically targeted, according to reports. It is not clear whether this refers to their nationality or as specific individuals.

The gunman's identity remains unknown.

Police are treating the case as a criminal investigation for now.

If terrorism is confirmed as motive, counter-terrorist police will take it over.

19.23

A video reportedly showing the suspect being arrested has been posted on Twitter:


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