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Report finds staff on Amsterdam-Paris terror attack train reacted well

Internal probe finds staff on Thalys train, accused of leaving passengers to deal alone with gunman, had in fact showed "best possible" reaction.

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18 September 2015 à 19h32

French staff on the Thalys train involved in a foiled attack by a heavily armed gunman "had the best reaction possible in an unprecedented situation", said an internal probe concluded Friday, despite claims some had locked themselves away, reports FRANCE 24.

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