2015 Thalys train attack

Attempted mass shooting in France yes August 2018January 2022 2015 Thalys train attack frameless|upright=1.35 Photograph of a Thalys train A Thalys train operating the same route, at Brussels-South in June 2014 On board Thalys train 9364 near Oignies, France 50 27 57 N 2 58 26 E region:FR_type:event inline,title 2015 8 21 yes 17:45 CEST Attempted terrorist attack, mass shooting, attempted arson 0 4 (3 directly, including the perpetrator)The injured were Moogalian, Stone, El Khazzani, and Anglade, whose injury was indirectly related to the incident. Ayoub El Khazzani Damien A., Mark Moogalian, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Chris Norman * 9mm Luger M80 semi-automatic pistolhttp://www.20minutes.fr/societe/1670819-20150822-attentat-thalys-scenario-attaque-dejouee-minute-minute Attentat dans un Thalys: Le scénario de l'attaque déjouée minute par minute [Attack in Thalys: The scenario of the foiled attack minute by minute] 20 minutes fr 22 August 2015 23 August 2015https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/26/europe/france-train-attack Train hero's wife: 'I thought he was going to die' Holly Yan Martin Savidge 26 August 2015 cnn.com CNN 21 August 2025 PM md. 90 short-barreled riflehttps://www.foxnews.com/world/suspect-in-france-train-shooting-watched-jihadi-video-prior-to-attack-french-authorities-say/ Suspect in France train shooting watched jihadi video prior to attack, French authorities say Fox News Channel 25 August 2015 25 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924191645/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/25/french-authorities-launch-terror-probe-in-train-attack-says-suspect-watched/ 24 September 2015 live Utility knifeMikelbank Peter 'Wrong Place, Right People': U.S. Servicemen, Passengers Speak Out after Foiling Possible Terror Attack on European Train http://www.people.com/article/alex-skarlatos-spencer-stone-france-train-terror-attack 22 August 2015 People 22 August 2015 Bottle of gasoline Islamic terrorism On 21 August 2015, a shooting and knife attack took place on a Thalys train on its way from Amsterdam to Paris.http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2015/08/21/trois-blesses-par-balle-dans-un-thalys-reliant-amsterdam-a-paris_4732947_3224.html Des militaires américains évitent un carnage dans un Thalys reliant Amsterdam à Paris [American soldiers avoid bloodshed in a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris] 21 August 2015 21 August 2015 Le Monde frhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/three-wounded-in-attack-on-french-train-1440187820 Three Wounded in Attack on French Train Inti Landauro Sam Schechner 21 August 2015 21 August 2015 The Wall Street Journal 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. A third person was injured while breaking the glass of an emergency alarm.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34023361 France train shooting: Three hurt and man arrested BBC News 22 August 2015 21 August 2015 For their heroism, six of the intervening passengers received the Legion of Honour, France's highest decoration. 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.https://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2016/12/19/attentat-du-thalys-le-projet-raconte-par-le-terroriste_5050943_1653578.html Attaque du Thalys : le terroriste était sous les ordres d'Abdelhamid Abaaoud Le Monde fr Soren Seelow 19 December 2016 2 March 2019http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/08/21/three-hurt-in-amsterdam-to-paris-train-terrorist-attack/ Three hurt in Amsterdam-to-Paris train "terrorist attack" Zack Newmark NL Times 21 August 2015 21 August 2015 23 August 2015 https://archive.today/20150823153500/http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/08/21/three-hurt-in-amsterdam-to-paris-train-terrorist-attack/ dead Marine Pennetier Catherine MacDonald French train gunman 'dumbfounded' by terrorist tag https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-train-shots-lawyer-idUSKCN0QS0HF20150824 Reuters 23 August 2015 23 August 2015 Attack thumb|upright=1.15|Map of main Thalys routes and connections thumb|Diagram from Thalys internal reporthttps://www.thalys.com/img/pdf/presse/release/fr/1442577915_Rapport_d_enquete_interne_de_l_attentat.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000423/https://www.thalys.com/img/pdf/presse/release/fr/1442577915_Rapport_d_enquete_interne_de_l_attentat.pdf dead 4 March 2016 Internal report of Thalys Thalys 18 September 2015 18 September 2015 fr Thalys passenger train 9364 from Amsterdam to Paris crossed the Belgian border to France at approximately 17:45 CEST on 21 August 2015. A 25-year-old Moroccan man named Ayoub El Khazzani emerged from the lavatory room of car No. 12.Suc Matthieu Attaque dans le Thalys : "J'ai levé la tête et j'ai vu un gars avec un AK-47 " [Attack on the Thalys: "I looked up and I saw a bloke with an AK-47"] http://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2015/08/22/un-attentat-sanglant-evite-dans-le-thalys_4733478_1653578.html 22 August 2015 Le Monde 22 August 2015 frhttp://www.cnn.com/2015/08/22/europe/france-train-shooting-americans-overpower/ Americans who thwarted train attack praised for 'exceptional courage' CNN 22 August 2015 22 August 2015 Melissa Gray Pierre Meilhan He was shirtless and brandishing a Draco carbine.Stern Jeffrey Sadler Anthony Skarlatos Alek Stone Spencer 2016 The 15:17 to Paris New York PublicAffairs 166–167 978-1-61039-819-0 http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/24/europe/france-train-shooting/ France awards 3 lifelong American friends, Briton for stopping train attack CNN 24 August 2015 24 August 2015 In addition to the folding-stock carbine with a 30-round magazine, he was wearing a knapsack containing eight more loaded magazines, a 9 mm Luger M80 pistol, a utility knife, and a bottle of gasoline.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34055713 France train shooting: Attack 'was well prepared' BBC News 25 August 2015 25 August 2015Krisnadev Calamur https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/08/americans-gunman-france-train/402131/ How France Is Rewarding Three Americans Who Thwarted a Gunman on a Train The Atlantic 24 August 2015 24 August 2015 As El Khazzani exited the lavatory, he encountered 28-year-old Frenchman "Damien A."David Barrett Revealed: The mystery man who tackled AK-47 assault rifle from train gunman https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11819423/Revealed-The-mystery-man-who-tackled-AK-47-assault-rifle-from-train-gunman.html The Daily Telegraph 23 August 2015 23 August 2015 On seeing the heavily armed El Khazzani, Damien attempted to restrain the gunman, but was overpowered and fell to the floor. Seated nearby, American-born Frenchman Mark Moogalian (age 51) saw the scuffle, got up, and in the ensuing struggle wrested the rifle from El Khazzani.Shapiro Emily Inside the Attack on Paris-Bound Train: The Timeline of Terror https://abcnews.go.com/International/inside-attack-paris-bound-train-timeline-terror/story?id=33279251 ABC News 29 January 2018 As Moogalian turned to move his wife out of harm's way, El Khazzani pulled out a concealed 9 mm Luger M80 pistol and shot Moogalian in the back, with the bullet passing through his lung and exiting via his neck. Moogalian fell to the floor and remained still, playing dead. El Khazzani retrieved his dropped carbine,https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/22/us-student-tells-of-attack-on-french-train-gunman US student tells of his attack on French train gunman The Guardian 22 August 2015 22 August 2015https://news.yahoo.com/man-tackled-train-authorities-radar-3-countries-040337388.html# US airman says train attacker 'ready to fight to the end' Yahoo! News 23 August 2015 23 August 2015 Elaine GanleyFrance: 3 Americans subdue gunman on high-speed train The Big Story http://bigstory.ap.org/article/48792279bb8e488bbda03de061f1e6d3/france-3-people-wounded-shooting-high-speed-train 22 August 2015 22 August 2015 Associated Presshttp://www.cbsnews.com/news/france-train-shooting-victim-mark-moogalian-recounts-suspects-strange-behavior/ Train shooting victim played dead before gunman was overpowered CBS News 26 August 2015 26 August 2015 walked to the passenger area and attempted to fire the weapon at the occupants of the car, but the weapon misfired. Sitting about 10 m ft 1 down the aisle from El Khazzani were three American friends, two of them off-duty members of the United States Armed Forces: 23-year-old Airman First Class Spencer Stone,https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/614517/lajes-field-airman-fellow-travelers-stop-attack-on-french-train/ Lajes Field Airman, fellow travelers stop attack on French train Air Force 22 August 2015 USAFE AFs Africa Public Affairs 23 August 2015 22-year-old Specialist Alek Skarlatos,https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-train-shots-idUSKCN0QQ20J20150822 U.S. soldier wounded helping to overpower gunman on train in France Reuters 22 August 2015 22 August 2015https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/french-train-shooting-brit-helped-6297534 French train shooting: Brit helped restrain gunman as US soldier reveals how he thwarted attack Daily Mirror 22 August 2015 22 August 2015http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2015/08/22/thalys-les-hommages-aux-heros-du-train-se-multiplient_4733858_3224.html Attaque du Thalys : sans eux " nous serions tous morts " Thalys Attack: Without them, "we would all be dead." Le Monde 22 August 2015 23 August 2015 fr and 23-year-old Anthony Sadler.Relatives proud of 3 Americans who subdued gunman on train http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/d963ed475ce14cdb99548dbba3b0318a/relatives-proud-3-americans-who-subdued-gunman-train https://web.archive.org/web/20150824035459/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d963ed475ce14cdb99548dbba3b0318a/relatives-proud-3-americans-who-subdued-gunman-train dead 24 August 2015 25 September 2015 Associated Press 22 August 2015France high-speed train shooting: Aftermath of attack https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11817932/France-high-speed-train-shooting-Aftermath-of-attack.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150822125850/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11817932/France-high-speed-train-shooting-Aftermath-of-attack.html dead 22 August 2015 22 August 2015 22 August 2015 The Daily Telegraph'I realised the only way to survive was to go for him' – British hero describes moment he and three Americans beat up train terrorist https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11817490/France-train-attack-US-soldiers-foil-massacre-live.html 22 August 2015 The Daily Telegraph 22 August 2015https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/france-3-people-wounded-in-shooting-on-high-speed-train/2015/08/21/0d4965d0-4835-11e5-9f53-d1e3ddfd0cda_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20181226185312/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/france-3-people-wounded-in-shooting-on-high-speed-train/2015/08/21/0d4965d0-4835-11e5-9f53-d1e3ddfd0cda_story.html dead 26 December 2018 French official: 2 Americans subdued train gunman The Washington Post 21 August 2015Bitterman Jim France train attack: What we know about suspect Ayoub El Khazzani? https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/24/europe/france-train-attack-what-we-know-about-suspect/index.html Cnn.com 24 August 2015 CNN 29 January 2018 Alarmed by the sound of the gunshot that injured Moogalian, and seeing the assailant with an assault rifle, Skarlatos cried out to his friends "Get him!"2 members of U.S. military stop Islamist attacker on train in Belgium http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/21/europe/france-train-shooting/ 22 August 2015 CNN 21 August 2015 Stone moved first, running up the aisle, straight at the gun-wielding El Khazzani and putting him into a chokehold. El Khazzani dropped the carbine, but repeatedly cut Stone in the hand, head, and neck with the utility knife; Stone's thumb was nearly severed. Skarlatos seized the jammed rifle off the floor and began "muzzle-thumping" El Khazzani about the head, while Stone continued his choke-hold. El Khazzani fell unconscious.Nossiter Adam A Shot, a Glimpse of an AK-47, and U.S. Servicemen Pounced on Gunman on Train to France https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/23/world/europe/americans-recount-gunmans-attack-on-train-to-france.html The New York Times 22 August 2015 25 August 2018 In a video taken in the immediate aftermath, an American voice can be heard exclaiming, "Dude, I tried to shoot him." Chris Norman, 62, a British passenger,http://www.france24.com/en/20150822-france-train-attack-briton-chris-norman-thalys Europe – Briton who helped stop French train attack says 'no hero' France 24 7 August 2015 22 August 2015 and a French train driver helped to hold down El Khazzani, whom Norman later described as having "eyes devoid of humanity,"Schaeffer Jeffrey Leicester John 19 November 2020 At Paris trial, passengers recall disarming of train gunman https://apnews.com/article/paris-clint-eastwood-france-spencer-stone-dd2373f98f0219089d2f9b6bf21b721f AP Associated Press 30 April 2026 and they used Norman's T-shirt to tie his arms behind his back. About his joining the struggle to subdue the shooter, Norman said, "I'm not going to be the guy who dies sitting down." "If you're going to die, try to do something about it."Train gunman had terrorist intent, French prosecutor says. CNN, Don Melvin, 25 August 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2019. Skarlatos then swept the other cars for more gunmen with the assault rifle and pistol in hand. He noted that the assault rifle was jammed and the pistol was missing a magazine and had no rounds in the chamber; neither gun was fire-ready. Stone, a military-trained medic, tried to stop the severe bleeding from Moogalian's gunshot wound by wrapping his shirt around the injury. This proved ineffective, so he inserted two fingers into the neck wound and pushed down on an artery, which stopped the bleeding.http://wric.com/2015/08/24/midlothian-mans-family-speaks-out-following-attack-on-french-train/ Midlothian man's family speaks out following attack on French train wric.com 24 August 2015 31 August 2015 Tenia, Mark WRIC 18 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180118122652/http://wric.com/2015/08/24/midlothian-mans-family-speaks-out-following-attack-on-french-train/ dead https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-train-shots-u-s-idUSKCN0QS0TJ20150823 U.S. airman in French train shooting plugged passenger wound with fingers Reuters 23 August 2015 23 August 2015 Andrew Callus The train was carrying 554 passengers and was passing Oignies in the Pas-de-Calais department when the attack took place, and it was rerouted to the station of Arras. Moogalian was airlifted to the University Hospital in Lille, while Stone was later treated for thumb and eye injuries and other wounds. The remaining passengers were taken to Arras, where they were searched and identified before being allowed to proceed to Paris. Assailant Ayoub El KhazzaniFrance train attack: What we know about suspect Ayoub El Khazzani? http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/24/europe/france-train-attack-what-we-know-about-suspect/ 22 September 2015 CNN 25 August 2015 (born 3 September 1989,https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34027051 France train shooting: What we know BBC News 24 August 2015 24 August 2015 also spelled El-Khazzani and el-Qazzani) from MoroccoA quoi sert la fiche S? http://www.itele.fr/france/video/a-quoi-sert-la-fiche-s-134875 22 September 2015 i-Télé 23 August 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923184843/http://www.itele.fr/france/video/a-quoi-sert-la-fiche-s-134875 dead was identified as the assailant by French and Spanish authorities; he had boarded the train in Brussels.France train attack: Americans overpower gunman on Paris express https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/21/amsterdam-paris-train-gunman-france The Guardian Angelique Chrisafis 22 August 2015 He carried no identification but was identified by his fingerprints. He had resided in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, since 2014.Thalys : El-Khazzani mis en examen et écroué pour une attaque " ciblée et préméditée" Thalys: El-Khazzani investigated and jailed for an "targeted and premeditated" attack http://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2015/08/25/attaque-du-thalys-suivez-en-direct-la-conference-de-presse-du-procureur_4736412_1653578.html 25 August 2015 Le Monde 25 August 2015 fr He was originally from Tétouan in northern Morocco and moved to Spain in 2007, two years after his father had legalized his status there.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11819297/Terrorists-father-speaks-for-the-first-time.html Terrorist's father speaks for the first time The Telegraph 23 August 2015 23 August 2015 James Badcock David Barrett He was an employee at the mobile phone operator firm Lycamobile for two months in early 2014 before having to leave due to not having the right work papers. El Khazzani was known to French authorities and had been tagged with a fiche "S" (S file or security file), the highest warning level for French state security. He had been similarly profiled by Belgian, Spanish, and German authorities.https://news.yahoo.com/france-train-gunman-dumbfounded-terrorism-allegations-132517618.html French investigators quiz 'dumbfounded' gunman Yahoo! News 23 August 2015 23 August 2015 Marianne Barriaux Pauline Froissart He had reportedly lived in the Spanish cities of Madrid and AlgecirasEl autor del atentado contra el tren Ámsterdam-París vivió en Algeciras [The author of the attack on the Amsterdam-Paris train lived in Algeciras] http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2015/08/21/actualidad/1440180926_977511.html El País 22 August 2015 22 August 2015 es from 2007 to March 2014. During his time in Spain, he attracted the attention of authorities after making speeches defending jihad, attending a known radical mosque, and being involved in drug trafficking. He then moved to France, and the Spanish authorities informed the French of their suspicions. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that he had moved to Belgium first in 2015.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34028261 France train shooting: Gunman known to police BBC News 22 August 2015 22 August 2015 He had reportedly spent time between May and July in Syria before moving to France.Tirs dans un Thalys : ce que l'on sait du suspect [What is known about the suspect in the foiled Thalys attack] http://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2015/08/21/tirs-dans-un-thalys-ce-que-l-on-sait-du-suspect_4733017_1653578.html 22 August 2015 Le Monde 21 August 2015 frhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-train-shots-idUSKCN0QR09R20150822 France train gunman identified as Islamist militant Reuters 22 August 2015 22 August 2015http://elpais.com/elpais/2015/08/22/inenglish/1440250731_591451.html Suspected Amsterdam-Paris train attacker spent seven years in Spain El Pais 22 August 2015 11 September 2015 Motives and confession El Khazzani initially told his lawyer that he was simply a homeless man who, while sleeping in a Brussels park, found a suitcase containing a rifle and pistol, and that he had no intention to massacre the passengers but planned to rob them so that he might eat.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-23/france-train-gunman-dumbfounded-by-terrorism-allegations/6718810 France train gunman 'dumbfounded' by terrorism allegations, lawyer says ABC News 23 August 2015 23 August 2015http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-airman-credits-gut-instinct-for-subduing-train-gunman-31471240.html US airman credits gut instinct for subduing train gunman The Belfast Telegraph 23 August 2015 23 August 2015 However, authorities said that his explanations became less plausible with each questioning and that he had eventually stopped talking to investigators;https://news.yahoo.com/airman-wounded-train-attack-being-treated-germany-105332084.html France train suspect watched jihadi video, prosecutor says Yahoo! News 25 August 2015 26 August 2015 the prosecutor François Molins called El Khazzani's story "barely credible."26 August 2015 France train attack was 'targeted and premeditated' https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/france-train-attack-was-targeted-and-premeditated The Straits Times SPH Media Trust 30 April 2026 He said El Khazzani had listened to a "YouTube audio file in which the individual exhorted his followers to raise arms and fight in the name of the prophet" and that his Internet browsing history showed "clear evidence of terrorist intent."Izadi Elahe Suspect in high-speed train attack had 'terrorist intent,' French officials say https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/08/25/train-suspect-listened-to-radical-message-before-thwarted-attack-french-officials-say/?hpid=z3 25 August 2015 The Washington Post 25 August 2015 Prosecutors discovered the files on his phone, which they say he listened to immediately prior to the attack. In December 2016, El Khazzani confessed to French courts that he had come from Syria and had traveled to Europe for the express purpose of killing Americans in revenge for bombings in Syria. He told a French judge, "I'm a real jihadist, but we do not kill women and children. I am not a slaughterer. I am a noble fighter. I am a soldier." French authorities did not believe El Khazzani's assertions that he wasn't planning a mass killing in light of the nine fully loaded magazines he had brought on board in order to reload his weapon.15 December 2016 Thalys train gunman 'did not intend to commit mass murder', lawyer says https://www.france24.com/en/20161215-France-terrorism-thalys-train-attack-gunman-says 27 December 2020 France 24 en Of El Khazzani's claim that he decided against murder once he had seen the Americans, Stone told the court, "If he'd wanted to stop he wouldn't have tried to kill me three times."4 December 2020 French Thalys train attacker 'tried to kill me three times' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55184825 BBC British Broadcasting Corporation 30 April 2026 Possible source of weapons The French newspaper fr La Voix du Nord said that the gunman in the Thalys attack may have had connections to groups targeted by the Belgian counter-terror operation, and authorities investigated the link. One of the gunmen in the 2015 Île-de-France attacks, Amedy Coulibaly, had purchased automatic weapons and a rocket launcher from Belgian gangs,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/11345264/Paris-attack-guns-bought-by-Amedy-Coulibaly-in-Belgium.html Paris attack guns 'bought by Amedy Coulibaly in Belgium' 14 January 2015 The Daily Telegraph 22 August 2015 allegedly in a black market near Brussels-South railway station, the station where El Khazzani boarded the train.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11501720 Belgian market deals in death The New Zealand Herald 24 August 2015 25 August 2015https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11818920/French-train-attack-Belgian-station-is-close-to-notorious-weapons-supply-line.html French train attack: Belgian station is close to notorious weapons supply line 23 August 2015 25 August 2015 The Daily Telegraph Legal proceedings Preliminary charges were filed against El Khazzani on 25 August 2015 by the Paris prosecutor's office for attempted murder in connection with terrorism, possession of weapons in connection with terrorism, and participation in a terrorist conspiracy. He was remanded in custody.https://news.yahoo.com/france-train-attack-suspect-charged-judicial-source-225813542.html Moroccan charged with terror attack on French train Yahoo! News 25 August 2015 25 August 2015 Eric Randolph On 16 November 2020, he and three suspected accomplices were put on trial in a Paris court.https://apnews.com/article/france-ayoub-el-khazzani-trial-24fe4447218cb70bb0d2a51a68c7f17e Trial in France for extremist foiled by 3 Americans on train Elaine Ganley Nicolas Vaux-Montagny 16 November 2020 Associated Pressfr http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/thalys-un-an-apres-l-enquete-suit-son-cours-ayoub-el-khazzani-garde-le-silence-1028155.html Attaque du Thalys: un an après, le mystère El Khazzani reste entier BFM TV 21 August 2016 The other three are Bilal Chatra from Algeria, Mohamed Bakkali and Redouane Sebbar.4 to stand trial for IS train attack thwarted by Americans, AP News, 19 December 2019. retrieved 30 May 2020. Their trial went forward in November 2020 and Spencer Stone and Alek Skarlatos were scheduled to testify, but Stone was hospitalized and thus unable to be called by the prosecution.Train hero Spencer Stone hospitalized in France as terrorist trial continues, Sacramento Bee (Associated Press), Jeffrey Schaeffer, 19 November 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020. El Khazzani: Was convicted of attempted murders and conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism, and received life imprisonment followed by deportation from France. El Khanazzi claimed at the trial that Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who led the terrorist cell which had perpetrated the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks and had been killed in a raid on 18 November 2015, had organized the train attack.Gunman Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2015 Attack on Paris-bound Train, New York Times, Constance Mehut, 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.Le tireur du Thalys condamné à la prison à perpétuité https://www.20minutes.fr/justice/2934731-20201217-attaque-thalys-ayoub-el-khazzani-condamne-prison-perpetuite 27 December 2020 www.20minutes.fr 17 December 2020 fr Three other men were tried on charges of having helped the attacker, and others, travel from Syria to Belgium and of having aided his preparations for the assault.Méheut Constant Gunman Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2015 Attack on Paris-Bound Train https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/world/europe/france-train-attack-trial.html 22 October 2026 The New York Times December 17 2020 Bilal Chatra from Algeria was sentenced to 27 years in prison with a lifetime ban from returning to French territory. It was found that he helped El Khazzani and Abaaoud travel between Belgium and Syria. The court found the evidence supported Chatra being in Brussels at the time of the attack, something which he had denied. Mohamed Bakkali was sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime ban from returning to French territory. According to the prosecution, Bakkali had chauffeured a vehicle to Hungary and Germany to take El Khazzani and Abaaoud to an apartment in Brussels. During the court proceeding, he maintained his innocence. The judge said that the court did not find these protestations credible and added that police investigations had found many telephone calls proving that he was a close associate of the El Bakraoui brothers, who had killed themselves and victims in the 2016 Brussels suicide bombings. Redouane El Amrani Ezzerrifi, a 28-year-old Moroccan, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He had aided three people to join the Islamic State in Syria. Passengers_involved Involved passengers thumb|right|upright=1.156|Chris Norman, Anthony Sadler, President Hollande, Spencer Stone, and Alek Skarlatos after their Legion of Honour ceremony at the Élysée Palace on 24 August 2015 The following passengers were noted by the press for their involvement in the incident: Damien A., a 28-year-old French banker, the first passenger to tackle the gunman; he wished to remain anonymous.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11819824/France-train-attack-Mark-Moogalian-named-as-French-hero-who-foiled-attack-by-Moroccan-terrorist-Ayoub-El-Khazzani-live.html French hero's wife: 'He looked at me and said, 'I'm hit.' He thought he was going to die' – live The Daily Telegraph Raziye Akkoc 24 August 2015 24 August 2015 The 28-year-old French banker known only as "Damien A" was the first person to tackle the gunman, but does not want to be named Mark Moogalian, a 51-year-old American-born Frenchman with dual nationalityhttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/5th-paris-train-hero-id-french-american-professor-article-1.2335351 3 Americans and Brit honored in France as 5th train hero is identified as French-American professor The New York Daily News 26 August 2015 26 August 2015 Meg Wagner Leonard Greene who teaches English at the Sorbonne. The second passenger to intervene, he momentarily wrestled the rifle away from the gunman. He sustained a critical gunshot injury to the neck that required emergency surgery at Lille that saved his life.http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/24/europe/france-train-shooting/index.html Train heroes 'gave us an example of what is possible,' says French President CNN 25 August 2015 25 August 2015 Ralph Ellis Faith Karimi Ashley Fantz Nic Robertson Chris Norman, a 62-year-old British businessman living in France.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/24/british-train-hero-chris-norman-receive-frances-highest-honour French train attack heroes to be awarded Légion d'honneur The Guardian 24 August 2015 9 September 2015 He helped subdue the gunman.http://heavy.com/news/2015/08/chris-norman-belgium-france-paris-terrorist-train-attack-gunman-hero-morocco-skarlatos-anthony-sadler-video-photos-injured-medal-british-consultant/ Chris Norman, Belgium Train Hero: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Heavy 22 August 2015 3 September 2015 Stephanie Dube Dwilson Anthony Sadler, a 23-year-old American student in his senior year at California State University, Sacramento, and a high school classmate of Stone and Skarlatos, whom he helped tackle the gunman. Alek Skarlatos, a 22-year-old American Oregon Army National Guard specialist, on leave after deployment in Afghanistan, former neighbor and classmate of Stone; he struck El Khazzani with the jammed assault rifle. Skarlatos was later elected to the Oregon House of Representatives.Sandoval Ginnie Man who stopped terrorist on Paris train wins Oregon House of Representatives seat https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/06/alek-skarlatos-paris-train-terrorist-oregon-house-seat/76090125007/ 31 January 2025 Statesman Journal en-US thumb|Spencer Stone talks to reporters during a news conference in Paris on 23 August 2015 Spencer Stone,https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article31991493.html Carmichael childhood, faith unite friends who stopped train attack The Sacramento Bee 23 August 2015 24 August 2015 Hudson Sangree A 23-year-old American Airman First Class in the United States Air Force, who was on leave from the 65th Air Base Group, seized the assailant and held him in a chokehold. In the process, he sustained several cuts, a fractured finger, and an injury to his right eye, which were treated at a hospital near Lille and later at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.https://www.foxnews.com/world/airman-wounded-in-train-attack-being-treated-at-us-military-hospital-in-germany-doing-well/ Airman wounded in train attack being treated at US military hospital in Germany, doing well Fox News Associated Press 25 August 2015 31 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150828031642/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/25/airman-wounded-in-train-attack-being-treated-at-us-military-hospital-in-germany/ 28 August 2015 live dmy-all http://www.cbsnews.com/news/france-train-attack-spencer-stone-gunman-was-ready-to-fight-but-so-were-we/ Hero American: Train attacker was ready to fight, but "so were we" CBS News 23 August 2015 31 August 2015https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/american-recalls-french-train-attack-jimmy-fallon-show-33473492 California Man Recounts Tackling Gunman on Paris-Bound Train ABC News 2 September 2015 3 September 2015 Janie Har An off-duty French train driver who also helped subdue the gunman; his name has not been released. Norman, Sadler, Skarlatos, and Stone were made Knights of the Legion of Honour (chevaliers de la Légion d'honneur) on 24 August by French president François Hollande.http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/americans-thwart-train-terror-attack-in-france/ Americans thwart train attack in France CBS News 24 August 2015 17 September 2015 Moogalian was also made a Knight of the Legion of Honour on 13 September 2015,http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/09/14/mark-moogalian-receives-frances-highest-honor/ Mark Moogalian receives France's highest honour Public Radio of Armenia 14 September 2015 17 September 2015 with Damien A. expected to be similarly honored at a later date;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/24/legion-dhonneur-for-men-who-prevented-carnage-on-french-train French train attack men given Légion d'honneur for 'preventing massacre' The Guardian 24 August 2015 17 September 2015 Angelique Chrisafis Ashifa Kassam he reportedly received it in the post while preserving his anonymity.Stéphanie Marteau https://www.vice.com/fr/article/declarons-notre-flamme-a-damien-a-le-tres-discret-heros-du-thalys/ Déclarons notre flamme à Damien A, le très discret héros du Thalys Vice.com 6 February 2018 fr 4 December 2020 Norman, Sadler, and Skarlatos were also awarded the medal of the city of Arras.http://www.csus.edu/news/articles/2015/8/22/Sac-State-salutes-senior-who-helped-foil-terror-attack.shtml Sac State salutes senior who helped foil terror attack Sacramento State News 22 August 2015 17 September 2015 In the United States, Sadler was also awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Valor.http://www.stripes.com/paris-train-heroes-to-receive-medals-at-pentagon-1.368017 Paris train heroes to receive medals at Pentagon Stars and Stripes 14 September 2015 17 September 2015 Skarlatos was awarded the Soldier's Medal, the highest medal awarded to Army personnel for actions outside of combat,http://koin.com/2015/08/27/alek-skarlatos-good-to-be-home-with-family/ Alek Skarlatos: 'Good to be home with family' KOIN 27 August 2015 7 September 2015 Colin Miner KOIN 6 while Stone was awarded the Airman's Medal and the Purple Heart and meritoriously promoted two grades on 1 November to Staff Sergeant.http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2015/10/31/spencer-stone-french-train-hero-promoted-staff-sergeant/74942648/ Spencer Stone, French train hero, promoted to staff sergeant Airforce Times 1 November 2015 8 February 2016 Stone and Sadler also received the Civic Medal 1st class from the Prime Minister of Belgium.http://www.dailydot.com/politics/spencer-stone-stabbed-french-train-hero/ Spencer and Sadler receive medal from Belgium The Daily Dot 8 October 2015 8 February 2016 Sadler, Skarlatos, and Stone were naturalized as French citizens in an honorary ceremony at the Alliance française in Sacramento, California, on 31 January 2019.https://www.france24.com/en/20190201-americans-who-thwarted-thalys-train-terror-attack-become-french-citizens Americans who thwarted train terror attack become French citizens France 24 1 February 2019 Reactions Government reactions France: The three Americans and Norman were hailed as "true heroes" by the mayor of Arras, Frédéric Leturque.Le courage des héros américains et britanniques du Thalys salué après l'attaque [The courage of the American and British heroes in Thalys commended after the attack] http://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/terrorisme/fusillade-dans-le-thalys/fusillade-dans-un-thalys-le-courage-de-deux-americains-salue-apres-l-attaque_1051079.html 22 August 2015 FranceTV 22 August 2015 fr French president François Hollande and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve praised them for their bravery. United Kingdom: British prime minister David Cameron praised the "extraordinary courage" of those involved in taking down the attacker, including Briton Chris Norman. United States: The White House stated that "the President expressed his profound gratitude for the courage and quick thinking of several passengers, including U.S. service members, who selflessly subdued the attacker ... It is clear that their heroic actions may have prevented a far worse tragedy."http://mobile.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSKCN0QQ2DW20150821 Obama praises U.S. service members' action on French train Reuters 21 August 2015 7 September 2015 U.S. president Barack Obama called the three Americans on 22 August to personally thank them for their bravery.Karimi Faith Train heroes: The men who helped avert a massacre in Europe http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/22/europe/france-train-shooting-heroes/ 23 August 2015 CNN 23 August 2015 General Philip M. Breedlove of the U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, said the three Americans' actions "clearly illustrate the courage and commitment our young men and women have all the time, whether they are on duty or on leave."Breedlove: U.S. Troops 'Heroes' in Train Attack http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/614516/breedlove-us-troops-heroes-in-train-attack U.S. Department of Defense 23 August 2015 23 August 2015 23 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150823160509/http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/614516/breedlove-us-troops-heroes-in-train-attack dead EU collaboration Koen Geens, the Belgian justice minister, called for increased collaboration within the EU on arms trafficking,http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/34502/Attaque-dans-le-Thalys/article/detail/2434146/2015/08/24/Voila-comment-Koen-Geens-entend-lutter-contre-le-trafic-d-armes.dhtml Voilà comment Koen Geens entend lutter contre le trafic d'armes [How Koen Geens intends to fight arms trafficking] 7s7 fr 24 August 2015 24 August 2015 saying, "I do not believe that these weapons are of Belgian origin," and, "There are far too many illegal Kalashnikovs and [military surplus] arriving in Belgium from Eastern Europe.""Mais il est évident qu'il y a beaucoup trop de kalachnikovs illégales et démilitarisées qui arrivent en Belgique en provenance d'Europe de l'Est", poursuit Koen Geens. ["But it is evident that there are far too many illegal demilitarised Kalashnikovs arriving in Belgium from Eastern Europe", continued Koen Geens.] Koen Geens veut lutter contre le trafic d'armes vers la Belgique Koen Geens wants to fight against the trafficking of arms to Belgium http://www.lalibre.be/actu/politique-belge/koen-geens-veut-lutter-contre-le-trafic-d-armes-vers-la-belgique-55d9f6583570b546536ee06c La Libre fr 23 August 2015 25 August 2015 Frédéric Chardon He called for more effective arms control outside the Schengen zone, and flagged increased police powers against weapons traffickers.http://www.lavenir.net/cnt/DMF20150824_00691883 Attentat déjoué dans un Thalys : le ministre de la Justice avance 4 points d'action pour lutter contre le trafic d'armes [Attack foiled in a Thalys: the Minister of Justice puts forward 4 points of action to fight against arms trafficking] lavenir.net fr 24 August 2015 25 August 2015 On 29 August, ministers from France, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland met in Paris to discuss train security, including the possibility of using metal detectors for some international train passengers.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34092544 France train attack: Europe 'to tighten rail security' BBC News 29 August 2015 31 August 2015 Security improvements In response to the attack, the Belgian government decided to increase patrols of Belgian police at international train stations and to increase baggage checks.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Belgium-steps-up-security-measures-after-train-attack-20150822 Belgium steps up security measures after train attack News24 22 August 2015 22 August 2015 Belgian prime minister Charles Michel called for urgent talks with France, Germany and the Netherlands on increasing security on cross-border trains.https://news.yahoo.com/belgium-calls-neighbors-more-security-cross-border-trains-142109137.html Belgium calls on neighbors for more security on cross-border trains 22 August 2015 Yahoo! News 22 August 2015 The European Commission said that the Schengen treaty is non-negotiable, and that increased security checks cannot include border checks.Firn, David Buck, Tobias Terror attack on train puts spotlight on Schengen https://www.ft.com/content/d8459f0a-4980-11e5-9b5d-89a026fda5c9 24 August 2015 Financial Times 23 August 2015 European Union officials are now considering introducing metal detectors and body scans at all train stations, along with an increase in CCTV cameras inside trains.https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/french-train-shooting-gunman-bare-6319228 French train shooting: Gunman in bare feet with bandaged eyes in court appearance Daily Mirror 25 August 2015 25 August 2015 Chris Hughes Investigations Separate official investigations were launched by the governmental authorities of France, Spain, and Belgium.fr Attaque dans un Thalys: le parquet fédéral ouvre une enquête Attack On Board the Thalys: Federal Prosecutor's Office Launches Investigation Le Soir.be Le Soir 22 August 2015 http://www.lesoir.be/969061/article/actualite/france/2015-08-22/attaque-dans-un-thalys-parquet-federal-ouvre-une-enquete 3 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150903084836/http://www.lesoir.be/969061/article/actualite/france/2015-08-22/attaque-dans-un-thalys-parquet-federal-ouvre-une-enquete 3 September 2015 In addition, Thalys International launched their own internal investigation. French and Spanish investigations On 21 August, the anti-terrorist section of the French public prosecutor's office in Paris took over the investigation on the basis of "the arms used, the events that unfolded, and the context."fr M. M. C. Bq Belga Belga (news agency) Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Attaque dans un Thalys: le suspect prétend qu'il voulait braquer le train Attack on the Thalys Train: Suspect Claims He Only Wanted to Rob the Train Le Soir.be 23 August 2015 http://www.lesoir.be/968917/article/actualite/france/2015-08-22/attaque-dans-un-thalys-suspect-pretend-qu-il-voulait-braquer-train Le Soir https://web.archive.org/web/20150906103052/http://www.lesoir.be/968917/article/actualite/france/2015-08-22/attaque-dans-un-thalys-suspect-pretend-qu-il-voulait-braquer-train 6 September 2015 6 September 2015 In view of the gravity of the acts he was accused of, the suspect was placed in custody for a period which could be extended to 96 hours. According to the police, from the modus operandi, the attack resembled a terrorist attack. A Spanish police spokesman said that the suspect's parents' house in Algeciras had been searched.https://www.foxnews.com/world/spanish-police-search-family-house-of-moroccan-detained-in-france-for-high-speed-train-attack/ Spanish police search family house of Moroccan detained in France for high-speed train attack Fox News Channel 1 September 2015 5 September 2015 In the aftermath of the November 2015 attacks in Paris, it was reported that Abdelhamid Abaaoud was under investigation by French police as a possible link to the Thalys attack.http://www.lemonde.fr/attaques-a-paris/article/2015/11/16/qui-est-abdelhamid-abaaoud-le-commanditaire-presume-des-attaques-de-paris_4811009_4809495.html Qui est Abdelhamid Abaaoud, le commanditaire présumé des attentats ciblé par le RAID à Saint-Denis ? Le Monde.fr 16 November 2015 19 November 2015https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34867615 Paris attacks: 'Ringleader' Abdelhamid Abaaoud killed in raid no by-line BBC News 19 November 2015 19 November 2015 On 14 February 2018, French police arrested a Moroccan citizen in Paris who was suspected of involvement in the attack. The man was travelling from his home in Spain to Belgium at the time of his arrest.https://nltimes.nl/2018/02/15/new-arrest-foiled-amsterdam-paris-train-attack New arrest in foiled Amsterdam-Paris train attack Janene Pieters 15 February 2018 NL Times 15 February 2018 Belgian investigation A spokesman for the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office announced on 22 August that they had launched an investigation into the attempted attack. They consider that Belgium is involved due to the heavily armed perpetrator having boarded the train at Brussels-South railway station. In October 2017, Belgian police announced that after conducting six searches, they had charged two additional people identified as Mohamed Bakkali who was accused of leading a terrorist group and Youssef Siraj as being a group member involved in the attack. They were transported to France for prosecution.Belgian prosecutors charge two people, in foiled Thalys train attack, France 24, 31 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2019.Belgium transfers to France man linked to foiled train attack, RFI, 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2019 Thalys investigation At the initiative of the French National Railway's President, Guillaume Pepy, an internal investigation was launched by Thalys in order to shed light on the sequence of events during the attack.fr http://www.thalys.com/img/pdf/presse/release/fr/1440407573_23.08.15_Declaration_conjointe_JH_Angla.pdf Thalys.com Ogier Agnes Pepy Guillaume Déclaration conjointe J-Hugues Anglade et sa compagne Joint Declaration of J-Huges Anglade and Companion 23 August 2015 Thalys Press Service 6 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160927063416/https://www.thalys.com/img/pdf/presse/release/fr/1440407573_23.08.15_Declaration_conjointe_JH_Angla.pdf 27 September 2016 dead dmy-all On 18 September 2015, Thalys published an internal report about the assault.https://www.thalys.com/img/1442578101/pdf/presse/release/nl/1442577916_Intern_onderzoeksverslag_van_de_aanslag.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235120/https://www.thalys.com/img/1442578101/pdf/presse/release/nl/1442577916_Intern_onderzoeksverslag_van_de_aanslag.pdf dead 3 March 2016 Internal report of Thalys Thalys 18 September 2015 18 September 2015 nl Developments in 2019 A reconstruction of the attack was made at El Khazzani's request, in September 2019. He said that he let himself be captured as he felt unable to shoot his first target; that he was acting under the orders of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the coordinator of the "Islamic State" group's cell that struck France and Belgium in 2015 and 2016; and that he was to attack American soldiers, though he could not explain how he knew they were on the train and who they were. 2019 four other men were under investigation in France, primarily Bilal Chatra and Redouane Sebbar. Chatra was implicated as having played the role of people smuggler for El Khazzani and Abaaoud on their return journey from Syria amongst the flow of migrants. Sebbar is thought to have participated in the preparations for the shooting. Mohamed Bakkali was considered an essential logistician in the terrorist cell, and Youssef Siraj was accused of having housed El Khazzani in Brussels before the attack.https://www.la-croix.com/France/L-attaque-Thalys-reconstituee-alors-enquete-touche-fin-2019-09-18-1301048418 L'attaque du Thalys reconstituée alors que l'enquête touche à sa fin La Croix fr Thalys attack reconstituted as investigation comes to an end 18 September 2019 afp 15 December 2019 Controversies Actions of train crew Account_of_Jean-Hugues_Anglade The French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade, who was traveling in the last car before the rear engine, alleged that the train crew locked themselves in the engine car and did not come to the aid of passengers. He said they heard gunshots and screaming in the next car, after which several crew members rushed past them to the engine car, opened it with a key and locked themselves inside. He said the dozen passengers in his car banged on it and begged the crew to open it. He also said that when Sadler came into their car searching for blankets and a first aid kit for the wounded, Sadler also banged on the door of the engine car to no avail.Blachere Emilie Anglade: 'Rendre hommage à leur courage héroïque' [Anglade: Honor their heroic courage] http://www.parismatch.com/Actu/Faits-divers/Anglade-Rendre-hommage-a-leur-courage-heroique-816395 22 August 2015 Paris Match 22 August 2015 fr Anglade's claims were denied by the Thalys corporation, and he later acknowledged that the two crew members who locked themselves in the engine car with a handful of passengers were not Thalys employees but contractors from a catering company. He added, "The French conductor and the other Thalys employee present in the coach where the assault took place showed ... heroic behavior." fr http://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/2015/08/24/03002-20150824ARTFIG00083-thalys-jean-hugues-anglade-nuance-ses-propos.php Thalys : Jean-Hugues Anglade nuance ses propos Thalys: Jean-Hugues Anglade clarifies his words Le Figaro 24 August 2015 12 February 2016 Agnès Ogier, director-general of Thalys, defended the train employees, who she said "fulfilled their duty" and were unaware the terrorist had been subdued.Jamet Constance Jean-Hugues Anglade s'insurge contre le personnel du TGV, Thalys répond [Jean-Hugues Anglade rebels against the staff of the TGV, Thalys answers] http://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/2015/08/22/03002-20150822ARTFIG00097-le-j-accuse-de-jean-hugues-anglade-contre-les-employes-de-thalys.php 23 August 2015 Le Figaro 22 August 2015 fr She also reported that a male employee took five or six passengers with him while seeking shelter. Treatment of suspect On 26 August, El Khazzani's lawyer, Me Mani Ayadi, criticised the treatment of his client during the latter's transfer to the courthouse, where a handcuffed El Khazzani was walked into the building blindfolded and barefoot. In response, a French official familiar with the case stated that the authorities followed standard security precautions, which dictate that suspects charged with terrorism and organized crime be blindfolded so they cannot later identify the officials escorting them. The official also said the accused refused to wear the shoes offered to him.http://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2015/08/26/thalys-polemique-autour-de-la-diffusion-d-images-d-ayoub-el-khazzani-menotte_4737158_1653578.html Le Monde Thalys: polémique autour de la diffusion d'images d'Ayoub El-Khazzani menotté Thalys: Controversy over Publication of Images of Ayoub El-Khazzani in Handcuffs 26 August 2015 16 September 2015http://www.metronews.fr/info/attaque-du-thalys-yeux-bandes-pieds-nus-l-arrivee-d-ayoub-el-khazzani-devant-le-juge-est-elle-legale/mohy!PpCelww4EsA2c Metronews Thalys: yeux bandés, pieds nus... l'arrivée du suspect à Paris est-elle légale? Thalys: blindfolded, barefoot... Was the Arrival of the Suspect in Paris Legal? 25 August 2015 16 September 2015http://www.lepoint.fr/justice/thalys-el-khazzani-victime-d-un-traitement-inhumain-et-degradant-26-08-2015-1959315_2386.php Le Point Thalys: l'avocat d'El Khazzani dénonce "un traitement inhumain" Thalys: Attorney for Khazzani denounces 'Inhumane Treatment' 26 August 2015 16 September 2015 On 1 September, the French public prosecutor's office issued a warning to the television network i-Télé after its 25 August broadcast showing suspect El Khazzani arriving at the courthouse in handcuffs. It is illegal in France to publish, without their consent, images of criminal suspects in handcuffs if they have not yet been convicted, because of the presumption of innocence. I-Télé digitally blurred out El Khazzani's hands, but the prosecutor's office warned the network that this was insufficient and criminal charges would be brought against it if this reoccurred.http://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2015/09/01/le-parquet-de-paris-met-en-garde-i-tele-pour-avoir-montre-ayoub-el-khazzani-menotte_4742678_3236.html Le Monde Le parquet de Paris met en garde i-Télé pour avoir montré Ayoub El-Khazzani menotté Paris Prosecutor's Office Issues Warning to i-Télé for Showing El-Khazzani in Handcuffs 1 September 2015 16 September 2015 Film In 2018, the event was dramatised as the film The 15:17 to Paris, directed by Clint Eastwood, with Sadler, Skarlatos and Stone playing themselves.https://variety.com/2017/film/news/clint-eastwood-casts-real-life-soliders-the-1517-to-paris-1202454678/ Clint Eastwood Casts Real-Life Heroes in Next Film 'The 15:17 to Paris' (EXCLUSIVE) Kroll Justin 11 July 2017 Variety 11 July 2017 en-US See also France January 2015 anti-terrorism operations in Belgium Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack November 2015 Paris attacks 2025 Cambridgeshire train stabbing List of Islamist terrorist attacks Notes Note References 30em Sources CNN - Video of interview with Isabelle Moogalian including cell phone video of Stone administering first aid External links 16I7P6yYrz8 Video of inside the compartment shortly after the fight Interview with two of the Americans and the Briton, after receiving medals from the mayor of Arras Category:2015 in rail transport Category:Accidents and incidents involving SNCF Category:August 2015 crimes in Europe Category:August 2015 in Europe Category:Crime in Hauts-de-France Category:Failed terrorist attempts in France Category:Terrorist incidents on railway systems in France Category:History of the Pas-de-Calais Category:Islamic terrorism in France Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2015 Category:Non-fatal shootings Category:Rail transport in Belgium Category:Terrorist incidents in France in 2015 Category:August 2015 in France