Police arrest suspect on Thalys Amsterdam-Paris train evacuated in Rotterdam
Police have arrested the man who locked himself up in the Thalys train toilet. According to eye-witnesses, he “had a bomb.”
#thalys daar is hij pic.twitter.com/93RZneMdlT
— Inez (@Ikke1106) September 18, 2015Earlier on, the Amsterdam-Paris international Thalys train was stopped and evacuated, as were seven platforms at the Rotterdam train station.
Foto van de arrestatie: http://t.co/YHTaqwMc7Ppic.twitter.com/YABkAYWjle
— RTL Nieuws (@RTLnieuws) September 18, 2015According to a witness, the man who jumped on the train “had a bomb.” The man then locked himself in the restroom. The train had to be stopped and evacuated.
A SWAT team and an anti-terrorist unit were present during the evacuation at 8.30am local time (06:00 GMT).
Evacuation Thalys in Rotterdam. Passenger locked himself in toilet. Security forces have situation under control. No risk for our passengers
— Thalys (@thalys_en) September 18, 2015Rotterdam station. Thalys stand off. #rotterdampic.twitter.com/zfjTuR9ldO
— Gareth Mate (@gm8ty) September 18, 2015Evacuation #Rotterdam Station #Thalys#TGV#Netherlandspic.twitter.com/L0EfJION1P
— Mediarail.be (@Mediarail) September 18, 2015A Thalys train was involved in an incident in August when a gunman opened fire on board. A 26-year-old Moroccan was heavily armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle and nine cartridges, an automatic Luger pistol and a knife. The potential massacre on the train, en route to Paris from Amsterdam, was prevented by three Americans, a Briton and a Frenchman who were in the car. Two people were injured before they managed to subdue the attacker.
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