France train gunman had been under surveillance

A gunman who was overpowered by passengers during a shooting on a train in France yesterday had been identified as dangerous by foreign security services and had been under police surveillance, a French source with knowledge of the case said. Three people were wounded in the struggle to subdue the 26-year-old aboard the high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris. He was eventually overwhelmed by passengers including two American soldiers, one of whom was hurt in the incident. French newspaper La Voix du Nord said on Saturday that Spanish authorities had pointed out the man toFrench police. It was not immediately clear whether he was still under surveillance at the time of Friday's attack. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the gunman was being transferred on Saturday to theParis region from Arras in northern France, where the incident took place and where he was arrested. The attacker carried two bags containing automatic weapons and knives onto the train when he boarded it inBrussels, the source said. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said late on Friday that the French anti-terrorism prosecutor was investigating the incident but the gunman's motives...