This is one of the men arrested today in connection with the Nice terror attack.
Ramzie Arefa, 22, was held when police stormed his family home near the city’s train station.
His family insist he has no links to killer Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel and are mystified by his arrest.
They said he was at the scene of the attack with his older brother and friends to watch the Bastille Day fireworks.
Sister Bilet, 17, said: “It’s crazy. He was among the victims on the promenade on Thursday night.
“He was there with my older brother and his friends. He was not near the lorry but when he saw people running he ran away too.
“He arrived back at our apartment later that evening. He had no idea that there was going to be a terrorist attack.
“He returned here and said he was shocked by it.
“My brother is not a terrorist. We are Muslim but he is not religious. He drinks, smokes and goes out.”
Items of furniture were overturned and clothes strewn across the floor following the police search.
The family’s front door was smashed and shotgun cartridges littered the hallway.
Ramzie’s mother, who did not want to be named, said: “The police arrived this morning at 6am.
“We
were asleep, They fired at the door opposite and then fired at our
door. My son is innocent, I have all the proof that he is innocent.
“The police turned our home upside down. They took all our phones.
“My son does not know the terrorist who did this. They handcuffed him and took him away.”
Asked why the police arrested her son, she said: “We are Tunisian.
“He is normal. He goes out with his friends to cafes and restaurants.”
