US hero of French train attack Spencer Stone

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U.S. hero of French train attack stabbed in Calif. - Spencer Stone,  single   of any  American  people   whom  stopped  a great  terrorist attack  with   a  French train  within  August,  \'m  stabbed multiple times early Thursday  inside  downtown Sacramento  AS WELL AS   can be   throughout   Dependable  condition,  your  U.S. Air  The stress   verified   for you to   USA  TODAY.

"A1C Spencer Stone  continues to be   shipped   in order to   a  local hospital,  ALONG WITH   is   at this point  being treated  intended for  injury," Air  The load  spokesman Lt. Col. Christopher Karns said  within   a   electronic mail   within  Air  The load  Times.

Sacramento police,  without having  naming  the  victim, said  with  Twitter: "The assault incident  will be  not  regarding   the  terrorist act. Assault occurred near  the  bar, alcohol  is usually  believed  as a  factor. "

ABC10  throughout  Sacramento  studies   The item  Stone  \'m   ones  victim  with   an  assault near 21st  AND ALSO  K streets  within  downtown Sacramento  of approximately  12:45 a.m.  AND   It  police were  to search for   the  suspect.

Ayoub El-Khazzani, 25,  am  arrested  on the  incident  for the  French train. French authorities identified him  as a  Moroccan  within  ties  for you to  radical Islam  exactly who   will certainly  have traveled  to  Syria.

The three Americans, hailed  In the same way  heroes, said they acted out  regarding  instinct  AS WELL AS  were ready  to be able to  fight  to the  death  to be able to  stop  ones  attack.

Stone, longtime friends Skarlatos, 22,  an  Oregon National Guardsman,  AS WELL AS  Anthony Sadler, 23,  a great  student  on  Sacramento State University, were  on the  high-speed train  coming from  Amsterdam  to help  Paris  Whenever  El-Khazzani — armed  that has a  Kalashnikov,  the  automatic Luger pistol  AS WELL AS   a good   field  cutter — raced  by the  car.  ones  men tackled  AS WELL AS  subdued  your  gunman,  whom   feel   recognized   straight into  custody  inside  France.

"We  simply  kind  of  acted, there wasn't much thinking going on," Stone said  from   the  news conference  within  Paris days  after   your current  attack. He said he acted out  connected with  "survival —  IN ADDITION TO   pertaining to   THE  friends  ALONG WITH  everybody else  on the  train."

Stone said he  feel  stabbed  at the  neck  AS WELL AS  thumb,  that will  had  for you to   always be  reattached. "He seemed  such as  he  \'m  ready  for you to  fight  towards  end," Stone said  connected with  El-Khazzani. "So were we."

Stone earned  a great  Purple Heart  ALONG WITH  Airman's Medal  throughout   a  Pentagon ceremony, Skarlatos  is actually   obtaining   the  Soldier’s medal,  AND  Sadler  was   issued   an  civilian award.

President Obama hosted  the  three men  at the  White House last month, saying they represented "the very  Least difficult   regarding  America  plus the  American character."

"They were thinking they were  only  going  to obtain   a great  fun reunion  with  Paris  IN ADDITION TO  ended up engaging  within   a good  potentially cataclysmic situation," Obama said. "Because  of   the  courage,  because the   involving   it\'s   uncomplicated  thinking,  since the   associated with   the  teamwork,  It\'s  fair  for you to  say  Many people  were saved,  IN ADDITION TO   a good   real  calamity  was  averted."

Skarlatos  can  have averted tragedy himself  inside  recent days. He  is actually  participating  on the  TV show "Dancing  with the  Stars"  and other  activities  The idea  he said  retained  him  via  enrolling  in  Umpqua Community College  within  Roseburg, Ore.,  the particular  fall. Last week 10  a person  died  on the  school  throughout   an  shooting rampage.

"I would  has become  there today," he said  on the  "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." "I had classes  picked   IN ADDITION TO  everything."