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| Irish woman killed in Tunisia beach attack | Irish woman killed in Tunisia beach attack |
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| An Irish woman is among at least 37 people killed in Tunisia in an attack on a beach near two tourist hotels. | |
| Officials say one gunman has been shot dead and another is being pursued. | Officials say one gunman has been shot dead and another is being pursued. |
| It happened in Sousse, a popular tourist resort, and most of those killed are foreigners. | It happened in Sousse, a popular tourist resort, and most of those killed are foreigners. |
| Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan said his department was working to establish if any other Irish citizens had been killed or injured in "these brutal attacks". | Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan said his department was working to establish if any other Irish citizens had been killed or injured in "these brutal attacks". |
| 'Vigilant' | |
| He said they were advising people planning to travel to Tunisia to "exercise extreme caution". | He said they were advising people planning to travel to Tunisia to "exercise extreme caution". |
| "For those Irish citizens who are due to travel to Tunisia over the coming days and who now do not wish to travel, they should discuss their arrangements with the relevant travel companies. | "For those Irish citizens who are due to travel to Tunisia over the coming days and who now do not wish to travel, they should discuss their arrangements with the relevant travel companies. |
| "Irish citizens in Tunisia should remain extremely vigilant and follow the instructions of the police, tour operators, and their hotel staff." | "Irish citizens in Tunisia should remain extremely vigilant and follow the instructions of the police, tour operators, and their hotel staff." |
| Irish politician Ray Butler said he had spoken to the dead woman's husband. | |
| "It was one of the hardest phone calls I've ever made and it's so sad to hear what happened, for this lady to be enjoying her holidays out on the beach and to lose her life," the County Meath representative told RTÉ. | |
| "I've been told that one of their family relations had given them the holiday as a gift, because her husband had undergone heart surgery, so they could go and enjoy themselves." | |
| Tunisia has been on high alert since March when militants killed 22 people, mainly foreign tourists, in an attack on a museum in the capital Tunis. | Tunisia has been on high alert since March when militants killed 22 people, mainly foreign tourists, in an attack on a museum in the capital Tunis. |
| The attack on Friday happened at a beach near the Hotel Imperial Marhaba, officials said. | The attack on Friday happened at a beach near the Hotel Imperial Marhaba, officials said. |
| Interior Ministry officials said Tunisians, Britons, Germans and Belgians are among the dead. | Interior Ministry officials said Tunisians, Britons, Germans and Belgians are among the dead. |
| The attack comes on the same day as: | The attack comes on the same day as: |
| Tunisia is a popular destination for Irish tourists. | Tunisia is a popular destination for Irish tourists. |
| Dublin woman Ellzabeth O'Brien, who was on holiday with her two sons in Sousse, told Irish broadcaster RTÉ how they had to run for their lives. | Dublin woman Ellzabeth O'Brien, who was on holiday with her two sons in Sousse, told Irish broadcaster RTÉ how they had to run for their lives. |
| "I saw a (hot air) balloon collapse down, then rapid firing, then I saw two of the people who were going to go up in the balloon start to run towards me - because I thought it was fireworks," she said. | "I saw a (hot air) balloon collapse down, then rapid firing, then I saw two of the people who were going to go up in the balloon start to run towards me - because I thought it was fireworks," she said. |
| "I thought 'oh my God, it sounds like gunfire', so I just ran to the sea to my children and grabbed our things and as I was running towards the hotel, the waiters and the security on the beach started saying 'run, run run!' and we just ran to our room." | "I thought 'oh my God, it sounds like gunfire', so I just ran to the sea to my children and grabbed our things and as I was running towards the hotel, the waiters and the security on the beach started saying 'run, run run!' and we just ran to our room." |
| Martin Skelly, president of the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA), said the tourism industry was deeply saddened by the death of an Irish woman. | Martin Skelly, president of the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA), said the tourism industry was deeply saddened by the death of an Irish woman. |
| "A number of ITAA travel agents and tour operators operate holidays to Tunisia and we will be working closely with them and the Department of Foreign Affairs to assist anyone currently in Tunisia, or with outstanding bookings for travel to Tunisia." | "A number of ITAA travel agents and tour operators operate holidays to Tunisia and we will be working closely with them and the Department of Foreign Affairs to assist anyone currently in Tunisia, or with outstanding bookings for travel to Tunisia." |