are told in belgium. he boarded the train in belgium. a 26-year-old moroccon in french custody in paris at the moment. the french have 96 hours to question him but they know a lot about him already. there are concerns that this year in may, he went to turkey, from europe. he came back to europe in july this year so he was in turkey for two months. there are concerns he may have tried to join isis inside syria but the understanding is that he did make contact with a french isis group inside turkey. this same group, we understand from european sources, have already directed another young muslim radical in france to try to perpetrate an attack in a church in april this year in paris. so this isis, this french isis group connection inside turkey, a growing concern for
authorities using dna matches with records given to them by spanish authorities. we are told the gunman may also have ties to isis. a source saying that authorities have traced his travel movements to turkey. it is believed he may have been in contact with french isis fighters within turkey. the shooter emerged from the train s bathroom shirtless with a rifle slung over his shoulder. he was taken down by a british man and three quick-thinking americans who are being hailed as heroes. those americans, an airman from the u.s. air force and a national guardsman and a civilian, all being hailed as heroes today. president obama called the men to express his gratitude and commend and congratulate them for their courage and quick action. he wished airman stone a full recovery and a speedy one and expressed how proud all americans are of their extraordinary baravery. these are remarkable men. one of them was injured but has been released from the hospital. already we are hearing from
victim to several attacks by the terrorist group. and we have something new to tell you in syria. an air strike being launched from a neighboring base in turkey for the first time. turkey agreed weeks ago to open their u.s. military bases to u.s.-led forces fighting the terror group. we have cnn international correspondent nick paton walsh joining us live from near the base. nick, what is the status? reporter: chris, you join me as two f-16 jets have just landed on the runway behind us here circling above us moments ago. i can t tell if they are american or turkish, but the americans have six f-16s. now they have started to use this base for attack runs instead 15 minutes now from the syrian air space. quite a remarkable reduction in the flying spice. they have been flying from elsewhere in the gulf and can use that advantage to stay in the air longer, to refuel faster
it is something we ll see more and more of. and the trouble is that the egyptian military is very good at reading up on unarmed pro-democracy protestors. not so good at when it comes to fighting against people who can shoot back. real quickly, i do want to ask you about turkey and its involvement in this fight against isis. the u.s. now launching those first air strikes from inside turkey, but turkey was the life of the party. several days later and several dollars short. now, i have sympathy for fur key as they have taken on a huge amount of refugees in syria. it is not like turkey is doing absolutely nothing, but they are a member of nato. nato is in this fight and shouldn t have taken this long for turkey. is this going to change the fight, do you think? from the american perspective. but until the turkish military gets more involved, it s merely a case of allowing a naval base or an air force base. the turkish military has to get involved to participate in the fight against
need a resounding amen sentiment. thank you for that. for the first time u.s. fighter planes in turkey are attacking isis in general syria. the u.s. may also need to put boots on the ground in iraq to fight the terror group. we are following the developments from the pentagon. good morning, barbara. reporter: even at this hour isis is still on its bomb blasts at a vegetable market in baghdad earlier today killing 36 and wounding 75. isis claiming responsibility for that latest attack. there have been other attacks in that area until recent day. now all of this comes as the u.s. war planes for the first time have taken off from southern turkey into syria. this is the area that the u.s. hopes to push war planes out of. all of this as the top u.s. army