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Gunman wounds three on French train France train shooting: Three hurt and man arrested
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A gunman has injured three people on a train between Amsterdam and Paris before being overpowered by passengers, according to French rail company SNCF. An armed man has injured three people on a train between Amsterdam and Paris before being overpowered by passengers, French rail company SNCF says.
The incident happened on the high-speed Thalys service near Arras, in northern France, and the assailant was arrested at the town's station. The incident happened on the high-speed Thalys service near Arras, and the assailant was arrested at its station.
Two of the victims were seriously injured and at least one suffered gunshot wounds, an SNCF spokesman said. Two of the victims, said to be an American and a Briton, were seriously injured - one had a gunshot wound, the other a knife wound, reports said.
The assailant was also armed with knives, the spokesman added. The reports said the man arrested was of North African origin.
Reports said French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade was among the wounded but suffered only minor injuries. One of his weapons was said to be a Kalashnikov.
According to French newspaper Voix du Nord, the other two people who were injured had helped restrain the gunman. Le Monde said the man also had an automatic pistol and had so far refused to talk to police in Arras.
The two passengers who restrained the man were believed to be American.
French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade was also lightly wounded when breaking glass to sound the alarm.
Local official Fabienne Buccio praised the passengers for showing "great composure".
The attack took place at about 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT).
Images shared on social media appeared to show a man being restrained on the station platform in Arras.Images shared on social media appeared to show a man being restrained on the station platform in Arras.
"The situation is under control, the travellers are safe. The train stopped and the emergency services are on site," the Thalys official Twitter account tweeted."The situation is under control, the travellers are safe. The train stopped and the emergency services are on site," the Thalys official Twitter account tweeted.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was heading to Arras in the wake of the attack, his ministry said.French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was heading to Arras in the wake of the attack, his ministry said.
Interior ministry spokesman Pierre Henry Brandet added: "Talking about a terrorist motive would be premature at the moment."
However, anti-terrorist officers have now taken over the investigation, the Paris prosecutor's office said.