Familie van de Syrische man die in Groot-Brittannië gearresteerd werd als verdachte van de aanslag op de metro in Londen afgelopen week woont in Nederland. Dat meldt journaliste Jenan Moussa maandagavond op Twitter. Yahya Farroukh werd zondag gearresteerd, eerder werd een 18-jarige verdachte opgepakt in het havengebied van Dover.
1/ BREAK: I spoke to family members of #ParsonsGreen terror suspect Yahya Farroukh. They r Syrian asylum seekers living in Holland. @akhbar
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
2/ I talked to brother of #ParsonsGreen suspect, his wife &sister wife. They live in southern part of The Netherlands. They are SHOCKED.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
3/ Brother of arrested #ParsonsGreen suspect told me: “I’m shocked by his arrest. He’s ambitious, loves the UK, studies to be journalist.”
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
4/ Brother #ParsonsGreen suspect told me: “Cant believe he has anything to do with terrorism.” Sister-in-law said: “He wouldnt hurt an ant”
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
5/ Family of #ParsonsGreen suspect told me: “He visited us recently (during Eid) in the Netherlands after father passed away in Egypt.”
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
6/ Rumor that #ParsonsGreen suspect radicalized after father was killed in Syria. Family denies: “Father sick, died in Egypt in hospital.”
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
7/ For privacy reasons I won’t mention towns where family of #ParsonsGreen suspect lives. Only that they live in province of Noord-Brabant.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
8/ Family #ParsonsGreen suspect said they r not with Assad, not opposition. Weren’t contacted by Dutch or UK authorities after arrest Yahya.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
9/ I asked family of #ParsonsGreen suspect how they ended up in Europe. Family explained: “In 2012 we left Damascus, Syria &moved to Egypt”
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
10/ “In 2013 Yayha took boat from Egypt to Italy then went to UK. We stayed in Egypt. in 2015 we moved to Turkey via Greece to Netherlands.”
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
11/ Yahya (the #ParsonsGreen suspect) arrived in UK when he was only 16. He was placed with foster family. Lived since 1 year on his own.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
12/ According to family: In 2015 #ParsonsGreen suspect “traveled from UK to Turkey for a holiday and to visit family members”.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
13/ Brother said: “I spoke Thursday or Friday over phone w/Yahya. He was normal. My brother is only a suspect. Hope he’ll be cleared soon.”
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017
14/ This is all I have for now. Hope you found this interesting. Will update when I get more news. Thank you.
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) 18 september 2017