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600 who have come back. we've seen several cases in europe over the course of this year where people were known in one shape, form or the other to authorities but they still managed to sort of try to carry out attacks or carry out attacks. we saw that with the french isis fighter who carried out an attack on a museum in belgium in 2014 and the train attack a few months ago in the summer. he was also known to authorities but managed to get back in to europe to launch that attempted attack. >> so jean-charles, how could the mostefai family, how would they have not known? there were so many quest...

After the attack as opposed to the day before the attack. what do we know about him? >> he is clearly a ring leader in belgium. he contributed to the recruitment and travel of several hundreds of belgiums to syria. we know he was heading a training camp inside raqqah that was targeted by the french airplanes in october. he tried to kill him in october already. and we know he was in contact with most of the plots that were uncovered, carried out in europe including a plot in brussels. >> and including the train attack that we know so much about in the u.s. because the american heroes thwarted i...

We saw earlier at the beginning of this "charlie hebdo." and also the train attack just over the summer. and of course, there was also beefed up security of presence because the climate talks that are scheduled in the next month or so. i mean, this is a country that has been vigilant when it comes to security. i mean, what could be done to keep the citizens safe? >> it's very difficult because in all european countries, but in france in particular, the scale is vast. you have seen over 1,500 people trying to travel to iraq from france alone. this is indicative of the level of support that grou...

What an incredible story. right now police asking for help in finding two suspects in the stabbing of u.s. military veteran spencer stone. now, one of the heroes -- take a very close look at this video. one of the heroes who helped take down the gunman is that train attack in europe. he is the hero that in fact stopped a gunman from boarding that train and massacring several. plus el chapo reportedly hurt after the fugitive drug lord has a close call with a mexican marine. plus hear from the man who was attacked by an alligator and lived to tell the tale. >> i saw the teeth coming down on my...

Would agree with? and would operate alongside? >> at this point, it doesn't appear that is going to happen. one of the key elements is the fact that the united states policy is to have assad out of the picture. the president of syria and the russians want to keep him in the picture. at least at this point until there's something that potentially could take over so i don't see a meeting of the minds at all. the rhetoric is strong on both sides. >> jill dougherty, thank you for the analysis, as always. i appreciate it. coming up next, the american hero who helped thwart a train attack in franc...