Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel discribed the incident as a "terrorist attack". But the suspect claimed that he was a train robber and not a terrorist, BFM reported on Saturday.
The shooting occurred near the town of Arras in northern France around 6:00pm local time (4:00pm GMT). The railway station in Arras was locked down by security forces.
"The man was armed with automatic weapons and knives. He was stopped by passengers," Christophe Piednoel, a spokesman for French railway SNCF said on iTele television.
Police said the 26-year-old man was of Moroccan origin.
According to La Voix du Nord newspaper, a US and British soldiers apprehended the attacker after hearing the noise of a machine gun being loaded in the toilet. One of the soldiers was shot, while the other was stabbed in the struggle with the gunman.
The third injured person is reportedly French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade. The 60-year-old has starred in over 30 movies, including international hits Killing Zoe, Betty Blue and Nikita. His life is out of danger.
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