Several passengers intervened to overpower a heavily armed man on a French train on Friday evening.<br /><br /> The attacker had seriously wounded two people before being subdued by the passengers and arrested at Arras station.<br /><br /> Two US soldiers were among those who helped to try to subdue the gunman.<br /><br /> One of the American soldiers was seriously injured.<br /><br /> The other US soldier, Alek Skarlatos – together with American student, Anthony Salder, and Briton, Chris Norman – spoke to media about their role in overpowering the gunman.<br /><br /> Norman said: “It could have been real carnage and there’s no question about that.”<br /><br /> “I came to see my friends on my first trip in Europe and we stopped a terrorist, it’s kind of crazy,” said Sadler.<br /><br /> A British passenger was also seriously wounded.<br /><br /> French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade had light injuries from smashing glass to raise the alarm.<br /><br /> The incident took place on the high-speed Thalys service between Amsterdam and Paris.<br /><br /> The suspect is a 26-year-old Moroccan, ac
