Nice: the mother, 'Brahim had been praying for two years'

(ANSA) - CAIRO, OCTOBER 30 - He had been doing Islamic prayer for two and a half years and Brahim Issaoui, the bomber of the Nice cathedral, was closed and introverted.

The mother reported it.

"He did not go out and communicate with others," the woman recalled in line with her relatives, who reported that the young man had turned to religion and isolated in recent years.

    "He has been praying for about two and a half years. He went from home to work, did not go out and did not mix with others," the woman said.

Before "he drank alcohol and consumed drugs. I used to say 'are we in need and you waste your money?'

Luir would reply 'God willing, He will point me to the right path' ", he added.

    According to his brother, Brahim had already tried in vain the crossing to Italy and had not warned his relatives of this new departure.

"After dropping out of high school, he worked in the repair of motorcycles," the mother said again.

(HANDLE).