France honours heroes for train attack 'courage'

Three Americans and a Briton who foiled a suspected terror attack on a train have received France's top honour from President Francois Hollande. 

Mr. Hollande presented Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler and the Briton, Chris Norman with the Legion d'honneur at the Elysee Palace. 

Two other unnamed passengers will receive the honour at a later date. 

The passengers overpowered a suspected radical Islamist on a high-speed train bound for Paris on Friday. 

French authorities are questioning the suspect a Moroccan national Ayoub El-Khazzani, 25. 

Security aboard the high-speed Thalys service on which the incident took place is being stepped up. 

The trains link major cities in the Netherlands and Belgium to Paris. Patrols and security checks will also be boosted at international train stations.  

BBC