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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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Brit to be awarded France's highest honour after attack

A British grandfather who helped tackle a gunman wielding an AK-47 on a train in France will be awarded France's highest honour in recognition of his bravery.

Chris Norman will receive France's highest honour today Credit: Reuters

IT expert Chris Norman, who now lives in France, will receive the Legion d'Honneur from French President Francois Hollande today, alongside three American men.

Between them, the four managed to subdue Moroccan jihadist Ayoub El-Khazzani, 26, after spotting him on the train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris on Friday.

Mr Norman, US Air Force serviceman Spencer Stone, National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and Sacramento State University student Anthony Sadler, will reportedly be made chevaliers, or knights, of the Legion alongside an unnamed French citizen who first came across the gunman near a toilet on board.

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