Suspect in French train attack watched radical Islamic video minutes before attempt

A terror investigation has been launched after French authorities said the suspected attacker in a thwarted shooting on a train in France watched a radical Islamic video minutes before the violence.

Prosecutor Francois Molins said the decision to open an investigation was based on the actions of 26-year-old Moroccan suspect Ayoub El-Khazzani on the train on Friday night and information from other European authorities about his travels and apparent links to radical Islam.