VIDEO: France: Terror charge for train shooting suspect Ayoub el Khazzani

Suspected Islamist gunman Ayoub el Khazzani has been formally charged with attempted murder with terrorist intent.

Four days after being overpowered by passengers on a train between Amsterdam and Paris, he was brought before a French judge on Tuesday – blindfolded, barefoot and wearing blue hospital pyjamas.

In a news conference, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins dismissed the Moroccan’s claims that he was motivated by money.

“He said that when he got on the train he had no terrorism plan but simply intended to carry out an armed robbery,” Molins told reporters.

“In his statements, which I deem far-fetched, he indicated that he planned to rob the passengers, then smash a train window and escape by jumping out.”