US Marines 'take down' gunman onboard French train

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US Marines 'take down' gunman onboard French train

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BREAKING NEWS: US Marines 'take down' Kalashnikov-wielding gunman onboard a high-speed train between Amsterdam and Paris after he injures three 'including one Briton'

A crazed gunman, who opened fire with an assault rifle onboard a high-speed train was detained by a group of US Marines who were travelling on the service.

The man is understood to have been overheard loading the Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle in the toilet by the un-armed Marines.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z3jTjIkE3d
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Re: US Marines 'take down' gunman onboard French train

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Air Force Airmen, not USMC fyi

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