The French Interior Minister said the train attacker is suspected to be a radical Islamist. US airman Spencer Stone, who on board the train during the attack, spotted the 26-year-old Moroccan acting suspiciously and heard him trying to load his weapon in the toilet. He was travelling with Oregon National Guard member Alek Skarlatos, 22, who was on leave and travelling through Europe at the time after returning from a tour in Afghanistan. With the help of their friend Anthony Sadler, from Pittsburg, California, and fellow passenger British IT consultant Chris Norman, they managed to wrestle the attacker to the ground, stopping what could have been a deadly terrorist attack. Mr Sadler has described how the attacker pleaded with them to return his AK-47. He said: '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.' The men have since been commended for their bravery by President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande has tweeted that he will meet the men tomorrow to thank them. Today, Mr Stone emerged from the central hospital in Lille, France, wearing bandages and a sling - and offered the cameras a humble wave before slipping into a black sedan with diplomatic license plates. The US airman was stabbed in the hand during the scuffle with a Klashnikov and Stanley knife on Friday - almost severing his thumb - but was hailed a hero as he disarmed the suspect then administered first aid to others before caring for himself. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3206426/U-S-Marines-armed-gunman-onboard-high-speed-train-Amsterdam-Paris.html#ixzz3jZc6fyQN Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
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