a TGV immobilized at Le Creusot station due to “the presence of an aggressive individual on board”

The journey of a Milan-Annecy-Paris TGV was disrupted on Thursday July 13 by “the presence of an aggressive individual on board”. Irowing “was immobilized” at Le Creusot station (Saône-et-Loire). “It’s a gentleman who was trying to open the doors. He took the emergency hammer to break the window. A policeman [en civil] arrived. He managed to retrieve his gun. He fired shots.” explains a traveler interviewed by France Télévisions. According to a journalist from franceinfo, present in the TGV, the man boarded the train at Annecy station.

If there are no injuries on board, the SNCF announced more than two hours of delay. A psychological unit has been set up for travelers who need it. The travelers have boarded another TGV from Lyon and are waiting to depart for Paris. “A TGV left Lyon to take care of the passengers”. “The incident is over”, writes the SNCF on Twitterwanting to reassure a mother whose two children were on board the train.