The use of scanners at railway stations will be among measures European ministers discuss at a security summit called after the foiled gun attack on a French train, reports The Guardian.
The British home secretary, Theresa May and eight of her EU counterparts are gathering in Paris to formulate a co-ordinated response to the threat of an atrocity on Europe’s rail networks.
Briton Chris Norman and three US tourists overwhelmed a heavily armed suspected jihadi as they travelled from Amsterdam to the French capital.
Moroccan Ayoub El-Khazzani, who has been charged by prosecutors, was able to board the Thalys service with an assault rifle, 270 rounds of ammunition, a handgun, a box cutter and petrol.
The incident, for which Norman and his three fellow US passengers were awarded France’s top honour for bravery, has raised questions about how better to protect travellers.