I saw a man with what I think was an AK-47 -- anyway, it was some kind of machine gun or submachine gun, my first reaction was to sit down and hide. Then I heard one guy, an American, say, 'Go get him' and I heard another American say, 'Don't you do that, buddy' or something like that.

Chris Norman

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I think as citizens, we need to really move forward and we need to take some of the responsibility for it, whether it is simply being more vigilant or by preparing yourself for action if ever you do find yourself in that situation.

My position was, I'm not going to be the guy who dies sitting dow... by Chris Norman

My position was, I'm not going to be the guy who dies sitting down.

I'm not an expert in the area but I do think we need to figure out how to harness the power of the citizens.

I think we've got a pretty strong bond. by Chris Norman

I think we've got a pretty strong bond.

I am happy that no one got hurt, spence and Alek are the two guys who we should really thank the most because they were the first ones who actually got up and did it.

That gave me the impetus to get up and do it, they galvanized me... by Chris Norman

That gave me the impetus to get up and do it, they galvanized me to go.

The way that ... the two Americans had a go at him, he could not do much more. we were able to immobilize him on the ground, and then Alexander ... went to see elsewhere in the train if there were any other terrorists, and we saw at that moment somebody was injured.

I looked up and saw a guy carrying an AK-47 or at least I assume it was some kind of machine-gun, it could have been a real carnage, there's no question about that.