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| France train attack: Talks in Paris to debate security | France train attack: Talks in Paris to debate security |
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| Calls for tighter security on the railways are to be discussed by European ministers and officials, following the foiled attack on a high-speed Amsterdam-Paris train last week. | |
| Passengers overpowered a heavily armed man and pinned him to the floor. French prosecutors have filed charges against Ayoub El-Khazzani, 25. | |
| UK Home Secretary Theresa May is among those attending the talks in Paris. | |
| France is understood to want tighter security measures. | |
| Questions have been raised about how someone was able to board the train in Brussels carrying an assault rifle, 270 rounds of ammunition, a handgun, a box-cutter and petrol. | |
| 'Control mechanism' | 'Control mechanism' |
| Saturday's meeting will include ministers from France, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. | |
| Our correspondent says ideas to be raised at Saturday's talks include: | Our correspondent says ideas to be raised at Saturday's talks include: |
| Announcing the meeting, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said: "We must see if we can put in place a mechanism that allows control at airports, in transportation, in a more co-ordinated manner." | Announcing the meeting, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said: "We must see if we can put in place a mechanism that allows control at airports, in transportation, in a more co-ordinated manner." |
| Viewpoint: new anti-terror approach needed | Viewpoint: new anti-terror approach needed |
| What we know | What we know |
| Profile: Ayoub El-Khazzani | Profile: Ayoub El-Khazzani |
| Any recommendations from the meeting will be debated first by a European rail security working group on 11 September and then by EU transport ministers meeting on 7-8 October. | Any recommendations from the meeting will be debated first by a European rail security working group on 11 September and then by EU transport ministers meeting on 7-8 October. |
| Mr Khazzani is accused of carrying out a "targeted and premeditated" jihadist attack. | Mr Khazzani is accused of carrying out a "targeted and premeditated" jihadist attack. |
| No-one died in the incident, although two passengers who helped to overpower the gunman were injured in the struggle. | No-one died in the incident, although two passengers who helped to overpower the gunman were injured in the struggle. |
| Three Americans and one Briton have been awarded the Legion d'honneur by President Francois Hollande for their bravery, with awards for four more on the train likely to follow. | Three Americans and one Briton have been awarded the Legion d'honneur by President Francois Hollande for their bravery, with awards for four more on the train likely to follow. |
| Mr Khazzani 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. | Mr Khazzani 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. |
| However, prosecutor Francois Molins said his explanation became less clear during questioning and eventually he stopped talking altogether. | However, prosecutor Francois Molins said his explanation became less clear during questioning and eventually he stopped talking altogether. |