reporter: the attacker have been identified as 26-year-old ayoub el khazzani from spain. he was on a terror watch list in france but denied plotting the attack, saying he wanted to rob the train. officials say he was carrying an assault weapon, a handgun and box cutter and several rounds of ammunition. he remains in french custody. meanwhile, the courage of those who stopped the gunmen has drawn praise from around the world. today the three american friends, still wearing their vacation attire along with a british passenger who helped tie up the suspect received france s highest honor. at the presidential palace in paris, french president francois hollande bestowing on the men the legion of honor, an award created by napoleon to recognize outstanding merit. mart mugalian is still recovering from the bullet wound. he will receive the award, along with a french citizen who also helped in the effort, at a later time. in the past, the legion of honor has been bestowed on barbra streisand
were we. reporter: the attacker have been identified as 26-year-old ayoub el khazzani from spain. he was on a terror watch list in france but denied plotting the attack, saying he wanted to rob the train. officials say he was carrying an assault weapon, a handgun and box cutter and several rounds of ammunition. he remains in french custody. meanwhile, the courage of those who stopped the gunmen has drawn praise from around the world. today the three american friends, still wearing their vacation attire along with a british passenger who helped tie up the suspect received france s highest honor. at the presidential palace in paris, french president francois hollande bestowing on the men the legion of honor, an award created by napoleon to recognize outstanding merit. mart mugalian is still recovering from the bullet wound. he will receive the award, along with a french citizen who also helped in the effort, at a later time. in the past, the legion of honor has been bestowed on barbra
visible injuries, his eye bruised, his arm healing in a sling. alek hit me on the should and said let s go. and tackled him. and then he hit the gun on his hand when i put him in a choke hold it just seemed like he kept pulling more weapons left and right. he seemed like he was ready to fight to the end so so were we. reporter: the attacker have been identified as 26-year-old ayoub el khazzani from spain. he was on a terror watch list in france but denied plotting the attack, saying he wanted to rob the train. officials say he was carrying an assault weapon, a handgun and box cutter and several rounds of ammunition. he remains in french custody. meanwhile, the courage of those who stopped the gunmen has drawn praise from around the world. today the three american friends, still wearing their vacation attire along with a british passenger who helped tie up the suspect received france s highest honor. at the presidential palace in paris, french president francois hollande besto
so instead of waiting on hold, we ll call you when things are just as wonderful. [phone ringing] but a little less crazy. we re doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. welcome back. we have breaking news out of paris to report. french authorities open an official terror investigation into the attempted train attack over the weekend. the suspect, 26-year-old ayoub el khazzani, charged with attempted murder of a terrorist nature. the french prosecutor on this case claims el khazzani watched a youtube combat video on a cellphone while on that train just prior to the attack. he also says the attack was
i thought to be the artery pushed down and the bleeding stopped. said thank god. kept that position until the mare medparamedics dogot there. they restrained the 26-year-old moroccan. he is being questioned by anti terror police. nobody knows what could have happened had that attack continued but the belief is those men probably saved many lives. kitty logan live, thank you. new information on the background 26-year-old ayoub el-khazzani was being watched by authorities in three different countries in france, belgium and spain. the lawyer is dumb founded by the terror claims he was just trying to rob a train.