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European countries to increase security checks on trains following attack

European ministers have agreed to increase security on key international rail routes and improve intelligence sharing after the thwarted gun attack on a French train.

Three Americans and a British grandfather managed to overpower a suspected Islamist gunman who opened fire on a high-speed train heading to Paris last week.

Moroccan national Ayoub El Khazzani has been charged with attempted murder of a terrorist nature and was remanded in custody after a hearing in the capital.

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'No reports' of British injuries in Thalys train shooting

A spokesperson for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has said that there are no reports of British injuries in the Thalys train shooting.

Initial reports from the scene suggested that a British national was among the casualties.

We are aware of reports that shots were fired on a train in France earlier today.

The French authorities have responded. There are no reports that British nationals have been injured.

– Spokesperson for the Foreign and Commonweath Office

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