it to three friends. the trio along with a british businessman subdued the attacker who was carrying an ak, a pistol, and a box cutter. we had a clip there. we're also learned more about the suspect identified as el khazzani, a 26-year-old from morocco. sources say he has ties to islamic extremists. authorities say he tried to rob people on the train and is not a terrorist. claudio, what is the latest on this situation? what do we know about this individual? he had ties to morocco and had ties to extremists? >> we know he was tied to morocco but lived in spain for seven years. it's just across the water from morocco. in the past it was known to