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| EU ministers to discuss station security scanners in wake of France train attack | |
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| The use of scanners at railway stations will be among measures European ministers discuss at a security summit called after the foiled gun attack on a French train. | The use of scanners at railway stations will be among measures European ministers discuss at a security summit called after the foiled gun attack on a French train. |
| The British home secretary, Theresa May and eight of her EU counterparts are gathering in Paris to formulate a co-ordinated response to the threat of an atrocity on Europe’s rail networks. | The British home secretary, Theresa May and eight of her EU counterparts are gathering in Paris to formulate a co-ordinated response to the threat of an atrocity on Europe’s rail networks. |
| Related: France train gunman said to have watched extremist video before attack | Related: France train gunman said to have watched extremist video before attack |
| Briton Chris Norman and three US tourists overwhelmed a heavily armed suspected jihadi as they travelled from Amsterdam to the French capital. | Briton Chris Norman and three US tourists overwhelmed a heavily armed suspected jihadi as they travelled from Amsterdam to the French capital. |
| Moroccan Ayoub El-Khazzani, who has been charged by prosecutors, was able to board the Thalys service with an assault rifle, 270 rounds of ammunition, a handgun, a box cutter and petrol. | Moroccan Ayoub El-Khazzani, who has been charged by prosecutors, was able to board the Thalys service with an assault rifle, 270 rounds of ammunition, a handgun, a box cutter and petrol. |
| The incident, for which Norman and his three fellow US passengers were awarded France’s top honour for bravery, has raised questions about how better to protect travellers. | The incident, for which Norman and his three fellow US passengers were awarded France’s top honour for bravery, has raised questions about how better to protect travellers. |
| Experts suggest the sheer volume of passengers passing through stations, particularly in France, would make the use of metal detectors very difficult. | Experts suggest the sheer volume of passengers passing through stations, particularly in France, would make the use of metal detectors very difficult. |
| More immediate responses are expected to include closer cooperation to ensure destination countries are alerted about suspected terrorists’ arrival and extra security staff at stations. | More immediate responses are expected to include closer cooperation to ensure destination countries are alerted about suspected terrorists’ arrival and extra security staff at stations. |
| Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands and will also be represented at the meeting, which was called by the French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve. | Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands and will also be represented at the meeting, which was called by the French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve. |
| The EU’s anti-terrorism coordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, will also take part. | The EU’s anti-terrorism coordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, will also take part. |