European countries to increase ID checks on trains after terror attack

European countries will increase ID and baggage checks on trains after passengers thwarted an attack on a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris, France’s interior minister said.

European countries to increase ID checks on trains after terror attack

European countries will increase ID and baggage checks on trains after passengers thwarted an attack on a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris, France’s interior minister said.

Bernard Cazeneuve said the checks would be carried out “everywhere it is necessary” but did not give other details.

He spoke after an emergency meeting in Paris with top security and transport officials from nine countries and the European Union in the wake of last week’s attack.

Police at the scene of the attack last week.

He also called for better coordination on intelligence and security across Europe’s border-free travel zone.

The suspect in last week’s attack had been on the radar of European surveillance but bought his ticket in cash and showed no ID before bringing an automatic rifle and a handgun on board the train unnoticed.

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