The train crosses into France, and near the town of Oignies, El-Khazzani goes into the lavatories in carriage 12 to prepare his attack. A 28-year-old French banker, Damien A, finds El-Khazzani with a Kalashnikov over his shoulder, and wrestles with him.

Passengers leap into action

El-Khazzani bursts into the carriage. Alek Skarlatos, a 22-year-old member of the National Guard in Oregon, who recently returned from service in Afghanistan, throws himself at El-Khazzani. His friend, Spencer Stone, runs down the carriage to help. A third American, Anthony Sadler, helps his two friends push El-Khazzani to the ground. French-American Mark Moogalian, 51, assists but is shot in the neck.A Briton, Chris Norman, 62, helps the other four to wrestle El-Khazzani. French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade is lightly wounded when he breaks the glass to sound the alarm.