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Mystery Shrouds Movements of Suspect in Tunisia Museum Attack Mystery Shrouds Movements of Suspect in Tunisia Museum Attack
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ROME — New information about a Moroccan man arrested in Italy this week in connection with the attack at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis that killed 22 people has raised questions about his movements and the depth of his possible involvement in the March 18 assault.ROME — New information about a Moroccan man arrested in Italy this week in connection with the attack at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis that killed 22 people has raised questions about his movements and the depth of his possible involvement in the March 18 assault.
The mother of the suspect, Abdelmajid Touil, 22, as well as his language teachers in Italy say he was in the country in March after arriving on a migrant ship in mid-February.The mother of the suspect, Abdelmajid Touil, 22, as well as his language teachers in Italy say he was in the country in March after arriving on a migrant ship in mid-February.
“We don’t know where he was on the day of the attack, but he attended his regular class on March 16 and 19,” said Fabio Bottero, the mayor of Trezzano sul Naviglio, near Milan, where Mr. Touil took Italian classes twice a week.“We don’t know where he was on the day of the attack, but he attended his regular class on March 16 and 19,” said Fabio Bottero, the mayor of Trezzano sul Naviglio, near Milan, where Mr. Touil took Italian classes twice a week.
Fatima Touil, Mr. Touil’s mother, who lives near Milan, said in a video interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera that on the day of the attack, “He was with me watching television.”Fatima Touil, Mr. Touil’s mother, who lives near Milan, said in a video interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera that on the day of the attack, “He was with me watching television.”
The Italian authorities have said that prosecutors in Tunisia believe that Mr. Touil was involved in the organization of the attack, and on Tuesday, the Tunisian authorities issued an international arrest warrant for him on terrorism and manslaughter charges. The Italian authorities have said that prosecutors in Tunisia believe that Mr. Touil was involved in the organization of the attack, and on Tuesday, the Tunisian authorities issued an international arrest warrant for him. He was arrested in Italy on accusations of terrorism and manslaughter.
Addressing Parliament on Thursday, the Italian interior minister, Angelino Alfano, rebutted critics who said that terrorists were using migrant boats to reach Italy, and added that the police had no evidence that Mr. Touil had any terrorist connections when he arrived in Sicily in February.Addressing Parliament on Thursday, the Italian interior minister, Angelino Alfano, rebutted critics who said that terrorists were using migrant boats to reach Italy, and added that the police had no evidence that Mr. Touil had any terrorist connections when he arrived in Sicily in February.
“Touil was not considered even at the potential level as a terrorist,” Mr. Alfano said, “much less a dangerous subject for the security of our country.”“Touil was not considered even at the potential level as a terrorist,” Mr. Alfano said, “much less a dangerous subject for the security of our country.”