US passenger: I was ‘trying my best’ to kill train attacker

Alek Skarlatos gives a thumb up at the end of his hearing (Francois Mori/AP)

One of three Americans who tackled a so-called Islamic State gunman aboard a Paris-bound train told a court that he tried “his best” to kill the attacker.

Testifying at the suspect’s trial, Alek Skarlatos said that he yanked a gun from the attacker’s hand, turned it on him and pulled the trigger.