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France train shooting: Attack 'was well prepared' France train shooting: Attack 'was well prepared'
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An attempted attack by a heavily armed man on a train in France last week was premeditated and well prepared, according to a French prosecutor.An attempted attack by a heavily armed man on a train in France last week was premeditated and well prepared, according to a French prosecutor.
Ayoub El-Khazzani, 25, was carrying 270 bullets for his assault rifle and a bottle of petrol, prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters on Tuesday.Ayoub El-Khazzani, 25, was carrying 270 bullets for his assault rifle and a bottle of petrol, prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters on Tuesday.
The Moroccan's phone showed that he had watched a jihadist video shortly before launching the attack, Mr Molins added.The Moroccan's phone showed that he had watched a jihadist video shortly before launching the attack, Mr Molins added.
He was overpowered by passengers on the Thalys train on Friday. No-one died.He was overpowered by passengers on the Thalys train on Friday. No-one died.
Three Americans and one Briton who tackled the gunman were awarded medals for their bravery.Three Americans and one Briton who tackled the gunman were awarded medals for their bravery.
Profile: Ayoub El-Khazzani
France train shooting: What we know
"Ayoub El-Khazzani had watched YouTube audio files whilst already on the Thalys train in which an individual called on the faithful to fight and take up arms in the name of the Prophet [Muhammad]," Mr Molins told a news conference."Ayoub El-Khazzani had watched YouTube audio files whilst already on the Thalys train in which an individual called on the faithful to fight and take up arms in the name of the Prophet [Muhammad]," Mr Molins told a news conference.
He said a formal terrorism investigation had been opened, adding that other European authorities had passed on information about the suspect's travels and links to radical Islam.He said a formal terrorism investigation had been opened, adding that other European authorities had passed on information about the suspect's travels and links to radical Islam.
Mr Molins said El-Khazzani was "known for his radicalism" and had recently travelled to Turkey - "a possible route to Syria".
The suspect is said to have denied plotting a terrorist attack, saying he found a bag of weapons the night before and planned to use them to rob passengers.
But the prosecutor said El-Khazzani's explanation became less and less clear during questioning before the suspect stopped talking to investigators altogether.
New phone
El-Khazzani's phone, which was found in a bag on the train, had been activated on the day of the attack, Mr Molins said.
He had boarded the Amsterdam-Paris train in Brussels with a first-class ticket and refused an earlier train despite there being seats available.
Officials say El-Khazzani is originally from Tetouan in northern Morocco.
He reportedly moved to Spain in 2007 and lived there for seven years, in Madrid and Algeciras, before relocating to France then Belgium.
Officials in Brussels said police searched two buildings in the Molenbeek-Saint-Jean neighbourhood on Monday where El-Khazzani may have stayed.
A statement from the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office said no-one had been detained but "some objects" had been seized for further examination. No further detail was given.