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Moroccan national Ayoub el Khazzani was heavily armed when he
launched his attack moments after the Thalys train crossed into
France from Belgium on Aug. 21, 2015. He was overpowered by
three Americans before he killed anyone.
"The court considered that the statements you made at the
hearing (...) raised doubts as to whether a genuine process of
self-examination had been undertaken", one of the judges told el
Khazzani as he read out the verdict.
The court added the man would spend at least 22 years in prison
without parole.
A Paris court in December 2020 had found the defendant guilty of
attempted murder with intent to commit terrorism.
El Khazzani and his lawyers now have five days to decide whether
to make a final appeal against the sentence before France's
highest court.
(Reporting by Juliette Jabkhiro, writing by Dominique Vidalon
and Tassilo Hummel, editing by GV De Clercq.)
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