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ISIS vows attacks on France, calls Muslims to join new 'caliphate':

The video, reportedly seen by AFP, shows a masked individual surrounded by armed fighters calling on French Muslims to take up the cause for the creation of an "Islamic caliphate," Which has taken root in parts of Iraq and Syria. Ref. Source 1

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French media report suspected 'Islamist attack' on gas factory

At least one person has died and several people were hurt after an attack on a gas factory near Grenoble, central France, on Friday. French media are reporting that the person killed may have been decapitated and that the attacker was reportedly carrying an Islamic State flag. One person has been arrested, but it is not clear if that person is the attacker and no other details were immediately available. The motive is not clear. Ref. USAToday

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Two U.S. Marines subdued a suspected terrorist gunman on a train Friday in France and prevented a massacre, a senior European counterterrorism official says.

Three people were wounded, including at least one of the Marines, the official said. The high-speed train was traveling from Amsterdam to Paris. Ref. CNN

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The two U.S. Military members who prevented a massacre from taking place on a high-speed train in Belgium have been identified as Air Force service-member Spencer Stone and National Guard member Alek Skarlatos, their travel companion Anthony Sadler, who also helped subdue the suspect, tells CNN. Ref. CNN

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3 Americans recount how they subdued train gunman in France

The three Americans who thwarted an attack by an armed gunman on a high-speed train in France shared their stories at a briefing in Paris on Sunday. U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, who made his first remarks since Friday's attack on an Amsterdam-to-Paris train, said he was awakened from a deep sleep before he and friends Anthony Sadler and National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos wrestled away the gunman's rifle and subdued the man. "He seemed like he was ready to fight to the end," Stone said. "So were we." Ref. USAToday

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French President Francois Hollande awarded France's highest honor Monday to three Americans and a Briton who tackled a gunman on a train from Amsterdam to Paris. U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, 23, and his friends Alek Skarlatos, 22, an Oregon National Guardsman, and Anthony Sadler, 23, a student at Sacramento State University and Briton Chris Norman received the Legion d'Honneur medal at a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Ref. USAToday

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The suspect in Friday's thwarted attack was "Attempting to kill a whole train full of people," A French prosecutor says.

Ayoub El Khazzani has been charged with attempted mass murder and membership in a terrorist organization, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters Tuesday.

The 25-year-old Moroccan was armed with an assault weapon and about 200 rounds of ammunition, Molins said. El Khazzani was subdued by three Americans and other passengers on the train. Ref. CNN

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Police: At least 26 dead in Paris, hostage-taking in theater

PARIS (AP) — Two police officials said at least 26 people have been killed in shootings and explosions around Paris Friday, in the deadliest violence in France in decades. A police official ... Ref. Source 9a