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Ylyes Miladi, a spokesperson for the local prosecutor’s office, confirmed that Dax J, the London-born DJ who played at the party on Friday as part of the Orbit music festival, had fled Tunisia over the weekend and would be considered a “fugitive” if he did not surrender soon to authorities. Mr Miladi added that two other people – the club’s manager and one of the event organisers – had been detained for “violation against good morals and public outrage against modesty” and that an investigation was under way.

HO A nightclub was shut down after a DJ played a remixed recording of a Muslim call to prayer

HO Dax J, a London native, took to the decks on Friday night

We will not allow attacks against religious feelings and the sacred Mnaouar Ouertani

The governor of Nabeul, Mnaouar Ouertani, said the club, which is located in the north-eastern town of Nabeul, would remain closed “until further notice” after footage of revellers dancing to a remix of the adhan, the traditional call to prayer, was released online on Sunday, sparking a social media storm. Mr Ouertani said: “We will not allow attacks against religious feelings and the sacred." Organisers of the Orbit festival issued an apology via Facebook but refused to take responsibility for the "offensive" track.

HO He was playing as a as part of electronic music festival in nightclub Orbit