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Man detained on French high-speed TGV after attack threat
By Marine Strauss and Alain Acco
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — A man was arrested after threatening to commit an attack while travelling on a high-speed TGV train in eastern France on Friday.
Police sources said the individual threatened to blow up himself or the train. There was no immediate suspicion that terrorism was a motive and the individual’s mental health was being investigated, they added.
«This morning, a police officer … arrested a threatening individual on board a TGV in Moselle. Kudos to him!» Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter.
The officer was off duty at the time, the police sources said. Off-duty policeman are allowed in France to carry a firearm on trains as part of a «travelling to protect» government scheme.
