A suspect armed with an automatic rifle and a knife opens fire on passengers on a high-speed train between Paris and Amsterdam
Three people have been wounded after a gunman armed with a Kalashnikov opened fire on a high-speed train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris.
The suspected gunman, a 26-year-old Moroccan national, was arrested when the Thalys train stopped in Arras, in northern France.
The man, who was also armed with a knife, was subdued by two American passengers.
The pair were US soldiers.
French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the two unnamed US servicemen were "particularly courageous and showed extreme bravery in extremely difficult circumstances". US President Barack Obama also hailed the pair's "courage and quick thinking", adding that their "heroic actions may have prevented a far worse tragedy". Two of the victims are in a critical condition, a statement from French President Francois Hollande's office said.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office says it does not believe any British nationals are among the injured. The attack took place while the train was passing through Belgium, the statement added.
Mr Hollande has spoken with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and the two leaders have pledged to cooperate closely on the investigation.
Passengers were taken off the train after it pulled into Arras and police remain at the station.
Officers from France's special anti-terror police are leading the investigation, a spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor's office said.
"The situation is under control, the travellers are safe," the company said on Twitter.
"The train stopped and the emergency services are on site."
France's interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve is en route to Arras, which is located 115 miles north of Paris.
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