France's church attacker used drugs and alcohol, abandoned school

Brahim Aouissaui grew up with eight brothers and eight brothers in a modest home in Thina, a neighborhood near Sfax, an important port on the eastern coast of Tunisia. He had contacted the family in Tunisia 12 hours before he carried out the attack, where three people were killed, but he had not indicated that he was planning such an act.

Auissaui He abandoned his high school schooling and worked as a bicycle master before opening a small business, where he sold gasoline by the side of the street, his family said, broadcast Express.

He used alcohol and drugs. I said: “We've got enough of you, you waste your money”, said Gamra Issawi, the mother of the attackers. According to her, her son said: “If God wishes, he will guide me on the right path, this is my business. ”

During the past two years, his relatives had noticed that the young man has changed his behavior. He stayed home longer and avoided association with former friends. However, his brother Yassin said Brahimi had never shown signs of extremism. He respected all people and acknowledged their differences from childhood”, the assailant's older brother said.

The young man had at least made an effort to leave Tunisia towards Italy, but had failed. He had not warned his family that he would again try to leave. He didn't tell us and we were surprised when he told us he arrived in Italy”, Yassini added.

Italian officials have said of local media that Aouissaui had never been on the list of union police surveillance and was not under the presence of intelligence organisations.