SEMPER FI-SPEED RAIL: Three U.S. Marines Overpower Gunman On Amsterdam-To-Paris Train

By Bob Owens

U.S. Marines heard the distinctive sound of a gunman charging an AKM-pattern rifle in the bathroom of a high-speed Amsterdam-to-Paris train, and beat him down before he could carry out a massacre:

A crazed gunman, who opened fire with an assault rifle onboard a high-speed train was detained by a group of US Marines who were travelling on the service.

The man is understood to have been overheard loading the Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle in the toilet by the un-armed Marines.

Three people were injured when the man opened fire, but he was soon forced to the ground and detained.

A French actor, and American, and a Briton were injured before the Marines took him to the ground, disarmed him, and held him for French authorities near the town of Arras in northern France.

The single photo of the gunman shown so far suggests that he’s a little worse for wear after his encounter with the Marines.

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Source:: Bearing Arms