The incident occurred in Carabinieri on March 20. The national police force promptly broke the rear window of the car to approach and bring all the students out without causing anyone to be seriously injured before the fire burned down the car.
The bus driver was arrested and given burns. The prosecutor described him as a 47-year-old Italian citizen of Senegal. He told the government that he wanted to appease the migrants who had died in the Mediterranean, and that he had no plans to harm anyone.
However, prosecutors said the suspect - identified as Ousseynou Sy - had made preparations, such as buying a box of gasoline on March 19. He also sent a video to friends in Italy and Senegal pointing out a plan for a bold action with the message " Africa, let's rise up" - AP quoted the prosecutors as saying.
Sy is being investigated for suspected kidnapping, intending to carry out a massacre, arson and fight against law enforcement, with terrorism being the aggravating detail of the incident that caused public confusion.
Prosecutors said they found no evidence of Hoi giao extremistry or links to extremist people, saying the driver appeared to be acting alone.
Carabienieri Police Commander Luca De Marchis told Sky TG24 that the car was carrying two classes of secondary school students from school to a gymnasium in nearby Cremona province, about 40km from Milan. The driver threatened no one will survive today when he controlled the car.
Prosecutors confirmed that Sy became an Italian citizen in 2004, and was convicted in 2007 and 2011 for drunk driving and sexual abuse of minors. According to Sky TG24, this person has worked for the bus company for 15 years without any problems related to work.
