Overview

• Two 21-year-old Tunisian nationals were arrested Wednesday near Busto Arsizio after police matched CCTV images to the suspects in the July 15 attack on a Trenord regional train.
• They face aggravated robbery and stabbing charges for violently robbing 29-year-old American tourist Patrick Pellegrino, who required emergency neck surgery and is now recovering without expected long-term effects.
• Investigators identified the pair through a nightlong search by Carabinieri and railway police and continue to hunt a third accomplice who remains at large.
• Pellegrino’s televised interview earlier this week reignited public concern over transit safety and fueled calls for tougher security measures on Milan’s trains and trams.
• The attack is the latest in a recent string of knife-point robberies and stabbings on Milan’s public transport that has sharpened scrutiny of the city’s immigration policies and policing strategies.