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Or the terrorists could just go shoot up a packed nightclub, which is exactly what they did in the Bataclan attack in Paris. There isn't really anything partic
by dustintrex 5y ago
Or the terrorists could just go shoot up a packed nightclub, which is exactly what they did in the Bataclan attack in Paris. There isn't really anything particularly attractive about trains as a target compared to any other crowded place.
Also, your hypothesis is that a single person could kill everybody on a train, but in reality they'd get assaulted with suitcases, the doors between carriages would be barricaded, somebody would pull the emergency brake and people would flee, etc. This was actually tried once in France, and the attacker managed to kill zero (0) people before they were overpowered.
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20201217-thalys-train-gunman-sentenced-to-life-in-jail-over-foiled-2015-terror-attack https://www.france24.com/en/france/20201217-thalys-train-gun...
- GDC7 5y ago> There isn't really anything particularly attractive about trains as a target compared to any other crowded place. The amount of people per square foot surface, the fact that there is no way out and the fact that police cannot rush to the scene
- bambax 5y agoIt would be extremely easy to go onto a TGV (with a ticket), put a suitcase in the luggage compartment with a bomb in it, and not board the train. There would be zero risk for the terrorist. There are no baggage check, and no one makes sure the owners of each luggage are on board. In theory each suitcase should have a label with the owner's name and address, but that too is not checked (and even if it was it would be the easiest thing to fake). I just don't understand why it doesn't happen. I think the main reason is because there are very few actual terrorists, contrary to what everyone wants us to believe.
- thriftwy 5y agoIt's actually easier to just mine the tracks and be gone long before the train comes and derails.