Masked Men Rob Train in Wild West French Rail Heist

French Train © KOKONIS

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In a scene taken straight out of an American Wild West movie, masked men robbed a freight train in southern France on Thursday night after blocking the railway tracks with shopping carts and metal beams.

Next week pirates plunder yachts off the French Riviera. Get the rest of the story at Reuters.

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