2015 Thalys train attack

When

21 Aug 2015

Kind

Terrorist attack

Coordinates

50.47° N, 3.01° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2015 Thalys train attack.

An attempted mass shooting occurred on board a Thalys train on its way to Paris from Amsterdam. Four people including the assailant were injured but no fatalities were reported. Three Americans and one British person, who all helped to subdue the gunmen, were made Knights of the Legion of Honour (Chevaliers de la Légion d'honneur) by President François Hollande.

Attempted mass shooting in France

On 21 August 2015, a shooting and knife attack took place on a Thalys train on its way from Amsterdam to Paris. The perpetrator, 25-year-old Moroccan national Ayoub El Khazzani, was confronted by French, American, and British passengers who had noticed him carrying weapons onboard. El Khazzani injured two of the passengers with gunshots and knife slashes before he was subdued.

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