Hollande hails train heroes' courage

Three men from the United States and a Briton who tackled an attacker bristling with guns and ammunition prevented carnage on a high-speed train carrying 500 passengers to Paris, France's president said on Monday.

He presented the men with the Legion of Honor and praised them as an example of the need for action when faced with terrorism.

President Francois Hollande said two of the US men who first tackled the gunman were soldiers, "but on Friday you were simply passengers. You behaved as soldiers but also as responsible men."