A man opened fire on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris on Friday, injuring at least two people, Agence France-Presse reported. The shooter was overpowered by passengers and arrested after the train pulled into the station in the northern French town of Arras, AFP reported. The motive for the attack was not immediately known. An American and a Briton were reported to be among those that were injured, according to AFP. France has been on high alert since Islamic extremists attacked the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket in Paris in January.
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