Hollande Offers 'Heartfelt Thanks' to Obama Over US Train Heroes

Francois Hollande (Getty Images)

Saturday, 22 August 2015 01:36 PM EDT ET

French President Francois Hollande on Saturday offered his "heartfelt thanks" to his US counterpart Barack Obama for the "exemplary conduct" shown by three US citizens who overpowered a gunman on a packed Amsterdam-Paris train.

The two presidents, speaking by phone late Saturday afternoon, "renewed their determination to work together to fight against violence and terrorism on all fronts," the president's office said in a statement.

 

 

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French President Francois Hollande on Saturday offered his heartfelt thanks to his US counterpart Barack Obama for the exemplary conduct shown by three US citizens who overpowered a gunman on a packed Amsterdam-Paris train.
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