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Italy police arrests Tunisia's Bardo museum terror attack suspect

Xinhua, May 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Tunisian interior ministry said on Wednesday that Italian police has arrested a Moroccan national suspected of providing logistical support to the Bardo museum terrorist attack, according to the Tunisian official news agency TAP.

Mohamed Ali Aroui, spokesperson for the interior ministry, told TAP that the Moroccan suspect is called Abdelmajid Tawil, and was "wanted by Tunisian authorities." An international search warrant was previously issued during the search for Tawil.

Aroui added that Tunisian authorities are currently coordinating with their Italian counterparts in order to send the suspect to Tunisia for further interrogation, followed by a trial.

The terrorist group attacked the Bardo museum in the capital Tunis, on March 18. The deadly incident resulted in the death of twenty tourists, one dead security agent, and two main perpetrators. Endit