A soldier who prevented a terrorist attack in France was injured in California

25-year-old Private Spencer Stone, along with two other Americans and a British citizen prevented the attackwhen a man opened fire on a high-speed train in northeastern France. The attacker, who, as it turned out, was associated with the radical Islamist movement, was able to neutralize four passengers a few minutes later, after which the train was stopped in an emergency at the station, where the man was handed over to police officers.

According to the results of the night incident in Sacramento Stone, assigned to the Travis airbase located nearby, is in a stable condition. As the US Air Force spokesman told NBC, there is no accurate information about the events that preceded the attack.

Spencer Stone, like the other heroes of the train incident, is a recipient of the French Legion of Honor. In addition, on September 17 at the Pentagon, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter awarded Stone a Purple Heart medal for his bravery. The serviceman was also promoted to the rank of staff sergeant - an order expected to take effect in November.