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| Tunisia terror attacks: Memorial for British victims | Tunisia terror attacks: Memorial for British victims |
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| A memorial is to be held to commemorate the British tourists killed in terror attacks in Tunisia last year. | A memorial is to be held to commemorate the British tourists killed in terror attacks in Tunisia last year. |
| Thirty Britons were among 38 tourists killed by a gunman at Port El Kantaoui in an attack on 26 June. A UK tourist was one of 22 killed in a separate attack at a museum in Tunis in March. | Thirty Britons were among 38 tourists killed by a gunman at Port El Kantaoui in an attack on 26 June. A UK tourist was one of 22 killed in a separate attack at a museum in Tunis in March. |
| So-called Islamic State said it was behind both attacks. | So-called Islamic State said it was behind both attacks. |
| The service for survivors of the attacks and victims' families will be held at Westminster Abbey. | The service for survivors of the attacks and victims' families will be held at Westminster Abbey. |
| Prince Harry will be among those attending and will lay a wreath on behalf of the Queen at Westminster Abbey's memorial to innocent victims. | Prince Harry will be among those attending and will lay a wreath on behalf of the Queen at Westminster Abbey's memorial to innocent victims. |
| He will also deliver a reading during the service, which is being conducted by the Dean of Westminster. | He will also deliver a reading during the service, which is being conducted by the Dean of Westminster. |
| Tunisia attack: What happened | Tunisia attack: What happened |
| Read more about what happened during the attack | Read more about what happened during the attack |
| Tunisia attack: The British victims | Tunisia attack: The British victims |
| The attack at the popular resort of Port El Kantaoui, just north of Sousse, was carried out by gunman Seifeddine Rezgui after he pulled a Kalashnikov from a parasol he was carrying and opened fire on a beach outside the five-star Hotel Rui Imperial Marhaba. | The attack at the popular resort of Port El Kantaoui, just north of Sousse, was carried out by gunman Seifeddine Rezgui after he pulled a Kalashnikov from a parasol he was carrying and opened fire on a beach outside the five-star Hotel Rui Imperial Marhaba. |
| He also threw explosives at the pool area and then continued shooting inside the hotel reception before he was shot dead by police. | He also threw explosives at the pool area and then continued shooting inside the hotel reception before he was shot dead by police. |
| Three Irish nationals, two Germans, one Belgian, one Portuguese and one Russian were also killed in the attack, with many more injured. | Three Irish nationals, two Germans, one Belgian, one Portuguese and one Russian were also killed in the attack, with many more injured. |
| Debbie Horsfall, from Huddersfield, will be attending the memorial with her friend, Ellie Makin. | Debbie Horsfall, from Huddersfield, will be attending the memorial with her friend, Ellie Makin. |
| She said the pair, who are both 23, were sunbathing on the beach where the attack happened when she heard what she thought were fireworks or a car making backfiring noises. | She said the pair, who are both 23, were sunbathing on the beach where the attack happened when she heard what she thought were fireworks or a car making backfiring noises. |
| "It was my friend [Ellie] who saw him and shouted, 'Run, there's someone with a gun,'" she said. | "It was my friend [Ellie] who saw him and shouted, 'Run, there's someone with a gun,'" she said. |
| "When she shouted I didn't think twice, I just ran. We didn't have any idea what was going on. I had no idea whether there were any casualties. We were just fighting for our own lives." | "When she shouted I didn't think twice, I just ran. We didn't have any idea what was going on. I had no idea whether there were any casualties. We were just fighting for our own lives." |
| The pair returned to their hotel where they waited until they learned the gunman had been killed. It was only later they learned of all the people who had been killed. | The pair returned to their hotel where they waited until they learned the gunman had been killed. It was only later they learned of all the people who had been killed. |
| "I think it's important to remember that so many people lost their lives. | "I think it's important to remember that so many people lost their lives. |
| "It's really important that we remember that although some made it there were those who didn't." | "It's really important that we remember that although some made it there were those who didn't." |
| Debbie added that she and Ellie would not have gone to the memorial without each other. | Debbie added that she and Ellie would not have gone to the memorial without each other. |
| "We were there together, we went through it together, so anything that happens in relation to the attack we'll do together." | "We were there together, we went through it together, so anything that happens in relation to the attack we'll do together." |
| Sally Adey, 57, from Caynton in Shropshire, was among the 22 people killed in the separate attack at the Bardo National Museum on 18 March last year. | Sally Adey, 57, from Caynton in Shropshire, was among the 22 people killed in the separate attack at the Bardo National Museum on 18 March last year. |
| Police have previously said there were "strong links" between the two attacks. | Police have previously said there were "strong links" between the two attacks. |
| Last month it was announced that inquests into the deaths of the 30 Britons killed at Port El Kantaoui would be pushed back to next year. | Last month it was announced that inquests into the deaths of the 30 Britons killed at Port El Kantaoui would be pushed back to next year. |
| The inquests had been due to begin in November this year but judge and coroner Nicholas Loraine-Smith said there was "an enormous amount of work to be done". | The inquests had been due to begin in November this year but judge and coroner Nicholas Loraine-Smith said there was "an enormous amount of work to be done". |