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08-21-2015
, 09:48 PM
Looks like just another day for USA#1 Marines.
Two unarmed US Marines took on a gun-firing terrorist and prevented a mass terrorist killing in Belgium/France, with only minor injuries resulting.
You're welcome, Europe.
Two unarmed US Marines took on a gun-firing terrorist and prevented a mass terrorist killing in Belgium/France, with only minor injuries resulting.
Quote:
A massacre on a high-speed train in Belgium was prevented Friday when two U.S. Marines in civilian clothing surprised an Islamist militant, a senior European counterterrorism official told CNN.
The suspect was loading his automatic Kalashnikov rifle in a toilet, apparently preparing to attack, when the two Marines confronted him, the source said.
The gunman fired on the Marines with a handgun, the official said, wounding at least one of them. Three people were injured aboard the Thalys train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris, authorities said.
The Marines overpowered the suspect, who was placed under arrest when the train was rerouted to the town of Arras, about 115 miles (185 kilometers) north of Paris.
A U.S. service member was wounded, the Pentagon said. A member of the Oregon National Guard on personal leave was involved, said spokesman Maj. Stephen Bomar.
The suspected gunman, a Moroccan national, was on the radar screen of European counterterrorism agencies for his radical jihadist views, the European counterterrorism official said.
A second security source told CNN the gunman was known by French intelligence. The official said it appeared the gunman was sympathetic to ISIS, but a full determination on his specific loyalties had yet to be reached.
The man had plenty of ammunition, the first official said, and the Marines prevented a massacre.
The suspect was loading his automatic Kalashnikov rifle in a toilet, apparently preparing to attack, when the two Marines confronted him, the source said.
The gunman fired on the Marines with a handgun, the official said, wounding at least one of them. Three people were injured aboard the Thalys train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris, authorities said.
The Marines overpowered the suspect, who was placed under arrest when the train was rerouted to the town of Arras, about 115 miles (185 kilometers) north of Paris.
A U.S. service member was wounded, the Pentagon said. A member of the Oregon National Guard on personal leave was involved, said spokesman Maj. Stephen Bomar.
The suspected gunman, a Moroccan national, was on the radar screen of European counterterrorism agencies for his radical jihadist views, the European counterterrorism official said.
A second security source told CNN the gunman was known by French intelligence. The official said it appeared the gunman was sympathetic to ISIS, but a full determination on his specific loyalties had yet to be reached.
The man had plenty of ammunition, the first official said, and the Marines prevented a massacre.
You're welcome, Europe.
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