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France train jihadi trained in Islamic State, was being watched by police

Aug 22, 2015 8:45 pm By Robert Spencer

Not closely enough, obviously. Why was he allowed to return to France after training with the Islamic State? The Islamic State is at war with France. Going there should be considered an act of treason, disqualifying one from returning to the country.

Ayoub-El-Khazzani

“French train ‘gunman’ named, as the humble hero who stopped him waves leaving hospital,” by Scott Campbell, Levi Winchester, Alix Culbertson, and Helen Barnett, Sunday Express, August 22, 2015 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

THE man suspected of being the crazed gunman who tried to open fire on a packed train has been named, as the hero who stopped him was seen leaving hospital.

Counter-terrorism experts have named the suspect as Ayoub El Khazzani, a 26-year-old Moroccan who has links to Islamic State and was being watched by French police.

Spencer Stone, the US Air Force serviceman who stopped him in his tracks, was today personally commended by President Barack Obama.

Mr Stone ran down the aisle of the Amsterdam to Paris train to tackle the would-be terrorist.

The US Air Force serviceman was injured in the hand as he came face to face with the AK-47 wielding attacker.

He waved quickly as he left the Lille hospital this evening, before slipping into a black car with diplomatic number plates.

President Obama telephoned Mr Stone along with US National Guard soldier Alek Skarlatos, 22, and Anthony Sadler, to congratulate them for their courage and quick action.

The American president wished Stone a full and speedy recovery, and expressed how proud all Americans are of their extraordinary bravery.

The group thwarted the Morrocan [sic] gunman’s attempts to take out the train passengers after hearing his loading his gun in the toilets.

The gunman stormed out and opened fire shortly after crossing the French border but fortunately the trio and British passenger Chris Norman overpowered him and tied him up before he could slaughter passengers.

He was carrying at least nine magazines of ammunition with enough rounds to kill all 554 passengers on the train.

US National Guard soldier Alek Skarlatos, 22, said he helped tackle the attacker with his friend Spencer Stone, who is in the US Air Force, who was stabbed in the neck.

He said: “I just got back from Afghanistan last month, and this was my vacation from Afghanistan.”

Their friend, Anthony Sadler, was travelling with them and described the moment the pair jumped into action.

He said: “As he was cocking it to shoot it, Alek just yells, `Spencer, go!’ And Spencer runs down the aisle.

“Spencer makes first contact, he tackles the guy, Alek wrestles the gun away from him, and the gunman pulls out a box cutter and slices Spencer a few times. And the three of us beat him until he was unconscious.

“He was just telling us to give back his gun. ‘Give me back my gun! Give me back my gun!’ But we just carried on beating him up and immobilised him and that was it.”

A Spanish anti-terrorist official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed El Khazzani had lived in Spain until last year, moved to France then travelled to Syria where he is believed to have trained with ISIS before returning to France.

French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, said the suspect had been flagged by Spanish authorities last year for links to ISIS….

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  1. Linde Barrera says

    Aug 22, 2015 at 9:07 pm

    So glad these 3 brave American men were commended by President Hollande, which was mentioned in another article. But Obama’s thanks don’t mean much to me at this juncture.

    • Karen says

      Aug 22, 2015 at 10:22 pm

      I’ve been wondering how he plans to horn in, and grab some reflected glory.

    • Dr. Divinity says

      Aug 23, 2015 at 1:50 pm

      the terrorists yelled….””give me back my gun, give me back my gun”” …..How stupid can you be.

  2. Angemon says

    Aug 22, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    He said: “I just got back from Afghanistan last month, and this was my vacation from Afghanistan.”

    Man, just his luck – he goes on vacation from fighting muslims and he gets to fight muslims.

    A Spanish anti-terrorist official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed El Khazzani had lived in Spain until last year, moved to France then travelled to Syria where he is believed to have trained with ISIS before returning to France.

    French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, said the suspect had been flagged by Spanish authorities last year for links to ISIS

    What’s EU doing? Some sort of “tag and release” program? Look, if you know these people are a danger then start protecting your citizens. He went out of Europe? Fine, it saves you the trouble of searching for him and kicking him out. There won’t always be an American Marine on scene, you know…

    • Renee says

      Aug 23, 2015 at 6:59 am

      Don’t expect – ever- the same courage from European men as from American men.
      Spencer Stone is a hero, he save many many lives. Thank you so very much Spencer, God bless you

      • John Bull says

        Aug 23, 2015 at 12:41 pm

        Hey the fourth hero who helped subdue the a-hole was a Brit.

      • Angemon says

        Aug 23, 2015 at 2:25 pm

        In all fairness, they were Marines, not civilians – they had military training and because of it they knew that the perp was locking and loading, thus gaining seconds that proved to be critical. What’s the likelihood of civilians knowing the noise that tipped off those those Marines?

    • TH says

      Aug 23, 2015 at 4:13 pm

      “What’s EU doing?” Filling Europe with muslims.

  3. Jay Boo says

    Aug 22, 2015 at 9:31 pm

    Any Muslim man wearing a (toilet brush) style beard should be stopped at the border.

    • Betty says

      Aug 23, 2015 at 1:50 pm

      HEY ROBERT DID YOU GET THAT MESSAGE?

  4. Karen says

    Aug 22, 2015 at 10:25 pm

    Spencer, Spencer….where have I heard that name? Oh well, he (and his friends) sound like wonderful people.

  5. EYESOPEN says

    Aug 22, 2015 at 11:12 pm

    Bravo Zulu gentlemen!

  6. Thomas says

    Aug 22, 2015 at 11:31 pm

    There is nothing to cheer about. We are losing and going to lose this war badly. Our people have no idea had hard the other side is fighting to change our western society to a sharia compliant prison.

    • dumbledoresarmy says

      Aug 24, 2015 at 1:11 am

      Pessimist.

      Fatalist.

      Defeatist.

      Go away and stop peddling despair.

  7. mortimer says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 12:21 am

    Our worst fears about returning jihadists are coming to pass.

    Good things some BRAVE AMERICAN SOLDIERS were there to defend CIVILIZATION.

    I would think that FRENCH TRAINS now counted as NO-GO ZONES!!!!!

    French government, are you listening?

    Permanent exile for all jihadists. Devil’s Island penal colonies for all jihadists from all countries.

    • Westman says

      Aug 23, 2015 at 12:44 am

      There was also a young Frenchman who assisted in the immobilization of the Muslim terrorist.

      On average, I think Europeans are so cowed by their ridiculous laws limiting speech and bias that they cannot make decisions to stop a jihadist quickly enough; being forced to consider the likelihood of being prosecuted. Citizens of Europe are ruled by elites who don’t care about the unwashed masses as long as their own special privileges are not threatened. It’s the newly-revived feudal system.

      Thank goodness there were Americans on board or we might be reading about a mass killing. Way to go, guys!

      • Bruno DORE says

        Aug 23, 2015 at 5:17 am

        “being forced to consider the likelihood of being prosecuted”
        yes!!!
        I can confirm, from Italy.

  8. mortimer says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 12:25 am

    Western people will have to start wearing high leather collars from now on to prevent attempted beheadings …

    …because ‘STRIKING THE NECK’ is commanded in the Koran…we can count on the Muslim idiots trying it.

    HIGH LEATHER COLLARS should be worn by all Westerners as sign that WE WILL NOT BE DEFEATED.

    • Jay Boo says

      Aug 23, 2015 at 12:37 am

      Defensive are you?

      Mortimer your approach is very defensive.
      Write “WE WILL NOT BE DEFEATED” on a leather collar????
      Ha Ha Good joke.
      Come on now. Why not have everyone memorize the Qur’an in case jihadis corner us and try to sort out fellow Muzzies. That will teach them we mean business.

      Have you forgotten that Islam is offensive? — Very offensive in fact

  9. Mark says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 1:06 am

    I’m so happy that they know it’s better to die fighting then to nothing. Maybe now the French will start to see that they are all in a war for there Country

  10. Paul Andrews says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 3:39 am

    This was a terrible Islamophobic attack on a Muslim immigrant by three hate-filled Americans and a Brit rugby player. Not only did they beat up and seriously injure the Muslim but they refused to return his weapons to him and HE not THEY was the one to be arrested. A sad day for pluralism and diversity in Europe.

  11. atheistcable says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 5:42 am

    I just got finished reading an article criticizing Slovakia for not taking Muslim refugees. Maybe it’s because Slovakia is paying attention to what happens when you let Muslims into your country! I think Syrian refugees would be more comfortable in Libya. Send them there.

  12. bassi says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 5:50 am

    Unlikely the French or any European country or America will see any threat in
    porting hundreds of thousands of deranged pigs who follow Mohammed and the shit that he spread————- you will see many more honest citizens butchered while the political establishment is busy sucking unto the bastards
    They will roam freely through the borderless Europe and while Obama is in America they will breeze through America
    And like the Stupid Danes whose fucked up legal system actually prosecutes a respected politician who had the balls to stand up, simply because a hardened MUSLIM criminal complained!!!!!!!
    The world we knew as civilised is no more there for the next generation to live in

  13. Georg says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 6:39 am

    The governments point out he was being monitored as though that is reassuring and not an embarrassing display of the terror they so passively and unaplogetically subject the people to. Note that only the people are there to save themselves.

    • umbra says

      Aug 23, 2015 at 7:16 am

      That terrorist was probably monitored by inspector Clouseau.

  14. Arsene Lapin says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 7:10 am

    We need a lot more people like these brave guys – and preferably some in the White House.

  15. Renee says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 7:19 am

    And I am smiling at the way the muslim terrorist was tied: hands-feet in a bundle. And face down.

  16. Kasey says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 7:56 am

    The reason is…it’s known as appeasement….Islamic sensitivities must be protected. He ,along with friends would have been upset had he been detained on return. France needs to make it illegal to go to ISIL and imprisonment and deportation will follow for those who do.

    • Georg says

      Aug 24, 2015 at 7:30 am

      That your pragmatism and self-respect are controversial speaks to the warped condition of our politics. How can it be we have those in such high places who make it easy for terrorists?

  17. Mark says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 8:17 am

    Gun control makes Europe safe for Islam.

  18. Matthieu Baudin says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 9:53 am

    “…The American president wished Stone a full and speedy recovery, and expressed how proud all Americans are of their extraordinary bravery…”

    Your President should take note of these young men and learn how to put bravery into action.

    • Betty says

      Aug 23, 2015 at 2:29 pm

      THAT IS A LAUGH HAHAHAHAHAHHA

  19. Edgar Allen says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 10:30 am

    The French Security & Spanish Security knew about him. Yet he traveled with impunity and was able to make contact with other Muslims who gave him all these weapons. The system can’t cope with the sheer number of potential Muslim terrorists. THE SYSTEM IS OVERWHELMED WITH THE SHEER NUMBER OF POTENTIAL MUSLIM TERRORISTS.

    See also

    http://www.jihadwatch.org/2015/05/feds-overlooked-texas-jihadi-because-there-are-so-many-like-him

    See also the FBI overwhelmed and has to prioritize who to watch:
    http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/02/22/fighting-terror-the-complex-factors-in-deciding-who-to-watch/

    The obvious solution is to reduce the number of Muslims in a population. Ideally Muslims should live in their own countries only, and non-Muslims should live in their own countries only.

  20. voegelinian says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    “Spencer Stone, the US Air Force serviceman who stopped him in his tracks, was today personally commended by President Barack Obama.”

    From the special press conference:

    President Obama:

    “Yesterday on a passenger train from France to Amsterdam three valiant Americans stepped in to do the right thing. I want to commend Airman Spencer Stone, standing here to my left, for risking his life to save the lives of other innocent persons on that train, by tackling and immobilizing a member of the Tiny Minority of Extremists Who Have Nothing To Do With Islam – a salutary endeavor that helps us see the problem of terrorism for what it is: not a war against Islam or against Muslims, but an recalibration effort calculated to reboot our geopolitical security in the face of a very small, indeed tiny, fraction of twisted individuals who have nothing to do with Islam. Did I say this terrorist has nothing to do with Islam? Let me repeat…”

    Reporter for the Washington Post: “Mr. President! Now that our brave citizens helped foil this latest terror plot, what is your assessment of our overall Struggle Against People Who Have Nothing To Do With Islam?”

    President: “Whoa, Jerry! I didn’t even need my trusty old Chicago Cubs mitt to catch that softball! [patter & flutter of laughter]. To answer your very good question, I can say that our Holding Action Against the Non-Islamic Forces that Threaten Our 56 States – er, I mean 51 States – is on a cautiously hopeful uptick, as long as we stay the course, rely upon our national reserves of integrity and decency under the law of nations, look forward with optimism to the future, and continue putting our right hand forward in the shape of the traditional politician’s fist with thumb sticking up as an emphatic gesture of good old-fashioned American stick-to-itiveness!”

    “Thank you Mr. President; will you please bless my infant child with your holy palm?”

  21. Fatts says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 3:39 pm

    I am very proud of these servicemen for having beaten this swine unconscious and then hogtying him. American Exceptionalism in action.

  22. richard courtemanche says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 4:32 pm

    Being watched by police would not have prevented a catastrophe. Authorities need to raise the bar on criteria to arrest these radicals.

  23. Cecilia Ellis says

    Aug 23, 2015 at 5:49 pm

    “. . . the suspect who is believed to have lived in Belgium describes himself as a homeless man.”

    That’s easily resolved . . . send him back to Morocco where he will go hungry because there are few remaining Christian churches to give him a hand-out. He could have saved himself some trouble had he simply visited a local mosque for food . . . money . . . an AK-47.

    “Witnesses say he opened fire, injuring a man before being wrestled to the floor . . . He says that the Kalashnikov didn’t work and he was brought under control immediately without a single shot being fired.”

    That toy replica gets the jihadists every time . . . until the battery-operated sound box fails . . .

    The even greater absurdity is that a defense counsel will actually argue that this liar, despite being known to have connections with terror groups, had no intent to harm – despite that pesky box-cutter incident – but sought only to rob passengers.

    The fact is, Ayoub El Khazzani is a devout Muslim who, following the Qur’anic mandates for murder, was simply exercising his “religious freedom” to emulate Muhammad. Like Muhammad and “the Greatest of Deceivers,” he now lies to keep himself from being awarded any severe punishment. So many opportunities for taqiyya . . . so little time . . . to keep up with a 1400-year-old track record.

  24. BC says

    Aug 24, 2015 at 4:42 am

    In China when travelling by long distance buses and also on trains you have to have you baggage X rayed, just like when travelling on a plane. You are not however required to remove all metal and electronic devices items from your person so it is not a nuisance. It is time to introduce this practice in EU

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