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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rules-following-foiled-French-gun-attack.htmlTrain companies could be forced to scan all passengers and their luggage
Proposal would apply on high-speed rail routes and not commuter services
It is set to be discussed by EU ministers at a security summit in October
It would be the first time rules on railway security applied across the EU
Comes after an attack was narrowly avoided on Paris-bound train on Friday
Moroccan Ayoub El Khazzani was wrestled to the floor after opening fire
Airport-style security could be introduced in Britain's main rail stations under new EU rules following the attempted terrorist attack on-board a train in France last week.
Under proposals set to be discussed by EU ministers in October, train companies could be forced to scan all passengers boarding high-speed trains travelling between major cities.
The proposed Brussels security clampdown, which would not apply on ordinary commuter services, would be the first time EU rules on railway security applied across the continent....
The only UK trains that I can think of that it might apply to is Eurostar, could it mean that the Marseilles route would have to be axed? Apart from maybe HS2 when it opens in however many years time is there any route it could apply to?
In mainland Europe won't it fall foul of the Schengen agreement?