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Tunisia attack: Planes sent to fly tourists home Tunisia attack: Shot Welshman due to be flown home
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Welsh holidaymakers have begun returning home from Tunisia after a terrorist attack which killed at least 38 people. A Welsh tourist who was shot three times during the terrorist attack on a Tunisian beach is due to be flown home, BBC Wales understands.
At least five Britons have been confirmed dead by the Foreign Office and Islamic State extremists have said they carried out the attack in Sousse. Matthew James, 30, from Trehafod, near Pontypridd, used his body as a human shield while trying to protect his fiancee when the gunmen opened fire.
Thomson and First Choice said their customers were among "a number of fatalities", and they had sent 10 planes to bring home 2,500 tourists. At least 38 people died in Sousse with the Foreign Office confirming at least five were British.
A Welsh survivor was shot three times. Islamic State extremists have said they carried out the attack.
Saera Wilson said gas engineer Matthew James, 30, from Trehafod, near Pontypridd, used his body as a human shield and was trying to protect her when the gunmen opened fire. Read more developments on this story here
Ms Wilson, 26, said her fiance Mr James was hit in the shoulder, chest and hip. We are seeking your stories relating to the Tunisia attacks. If you are a Welsh tourist or anyone you know from Wales has been affected please contact us in the following ways.
Speaking from the hospital where Mr James, known as Sas, is being treated, Ms Wilson said: "He took a bullet for me. I owe him my life because he threw himself in front of me when the shooting started. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist.
Gas engineer Mr James' fiancee Saera Wilson, 26, said he was hit in the shoulder, chest and hip.
Speaking from the hospital on Friday where Mr James, known as Sas, is being treated, she said: "He took a bullet for me. I owe him my life because he threw himself in front of me when the shooting started.
"He was covered in blood from the shots, but he just told me to run away."He was covered in blood from the shots, but he just told me to run away.
'Daddy loves them''Daddy loves them'
"He told me: 'I love you babe. But just go - tell our children that their daddy loves them'."He told me: 'I love you babe. But just go - tell our children that their daddy loves them'.
"It was the bravest thing I've ever known. But I just had to leave him under the sunbed because the shooting just kept on coming."It was the bravest thing I've ever known. But I just had to leave him under the sunbed because the shooting just kept on coming.
"I ran back, past bodies on the beach to reach our hotel. It was chaos - there was a body in the hotel pool and it was just full of blood."I ran back, past bodies on the beach to reach our hotel. It was chaos - there was a body in the hotel pool and it was just full of blood.
"You just can't explain how terrible it was. It was chaos with screaming and gunshots. I'm just so glad Matthew is alive because so many other people are dead.""You just can't explain how terrible it was. It was chaos with screaming and gunshots. I'm just so glad Matthew is alive because so many other people are dead."
She said they had left their two children, Tegan, six, and Kaden, 14 months, at home with their family when they jetted out to Sousse on 21 June for a two week break.
When she got back to their hotel, she said, she hid in a cupboard to stay safe until it became quieter.
Ms Wilson said she kept speaking to people until she found out he was at the hospital.
"I've been to the hospital intensive care and I'm just staying here on a chair now. His pelvis was shattered by the bullet and he also had a heart attack.
"But he is alive. I'm just praying we can get out of here as soon as we can."
Several other tourists from Wales have also been caught up in the attacks.Several other tourists from Wales have also been caught up in the attacks.
'Run for your life''Run for your life'
Amanda Roberts, from Swansea, was staying with her family near to the affected Imperial Marhaba Hotel in the Port El Kantaoui district.Amanda Roberts, from Swansea, was staying with her family near to the affected Imperial Marhaba Hotel in the Port El Kantaoui district.
They were on the beach when the attack took place and she told the BBC: "Someone said 'run for your life'."They were on the beach when the attack took place and she told the BBC: "Someone said 'run for your life'."
"We just concentrated on getting back to our hotel safely," she added on Friday. It is understood the family have returned to the UK.
"We originally heard a muffled sound and saw police on horseback. Scuffles took place, people jumping over walls and there was a sound of gun fire." Ms Roberts daughter Leiha Shaw, 28, posted on social media they had 15 minutes to pack, leave the hotel and get on a plane.
She said they left everything, grabbed onto each other and "ran for our lives, there were literally hundreds of people in the same position. "So relieved to be home in the UK," she posted on Saturday morning.
She said her own feet were so severely burnt from running on hot concrete to the hotel she was unable to stand, which made her feel more vulnerable. "At the moment we are being looked after by officials at Manchester Airport who have been wonderful, I cannot thank them enough. Waiting now for them to get us home.
'We're alive' "(I) can't even put it in to words the feeling that I have today and what myself and family have been through. A very sad day for Tunisia and a very sad day for the world."
"We're feeling very shaken but at least we're still alive," she said. A number of Britons have issued desperate pleas for information about relatives who have not made contact since the attack.
Chris Spiteri, 29, from Cardiff, said he was deeply worried about his 25-year-old cousin Lena Tanti, also from Cardiff, who is currently in Tunisia.Chris Spiteri, 29, from Cardiff, said he was deeply worried about his 25-year-old cousin Lena Tanti, also from Cardiff, who is currently in Tunisia.
"She's on holiday with her friend and I've tried calling her but her phone is dead," he said. "I've WhatsApped her but I haven't heard back. "She's on holiday with her friend and I've tried calling her but her phone is dead," he said on Friday. "I've WhatsApped her but I haven't heard back.
"I don't know what hotel or anything she's staying in but I'm really worried and I just want to know she's OK.""I don't know what hotel or anything she's staying in but I'm really worried and I just want to know she's OK."
Kelsie Collins, from Pontypridd, was also on holiday in Sousse with her family and has described scenes of confusion and fear. Kelsie Collins, from Pontypridd, was also on holiday in Sousse with her family and described scenes of confusion and fear. Her grandmother, Mavis Collins, spoke of her relief at hearing the family is safe.
The 24-year-old, who was staying at the Sahara Beach Resort near the seafront, said her family had been told to stay in their hotel room.
"There's mostly Brits here in the hotel, but nobody is really saying anything to each other, everyone's confused and in shock", she said.
Her grandmother, Mavis Collins, spoke of her relief at hearing the family is safe.
Stacey Webb, 23, from Barry, said she was locked in a bathroom with seven others following the shooting.Stacey Webb, 23, from Barry, said she was locked in a bathroom with seven others following the shooting.
"I have never been more scared in my life but I hope God is with me", she said."I have never been more scared in my life but I hope God is with me", she said.
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.
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a failed attack on the beach in Sousse in October 2013.A suicide bomber blew himself up in a failed attack on the beach in Sousse in October 2013.
A spokeswoman for Thomson and First Choice said: "We are working closely with our teams in Tunisia and the relevant authorities to determine exactly what has happened and provide assistance to those affected." Tunisia's prime minister Habib Essid has said the majority of the 38 people killed in the attack were British.
The UK Foreign Office said it is investigating whether any of the dead are British. Speaking in Downing Street after chairing an emergency Cobra meeting on the UK's response to the attacks, Prime Minister David Cameron said he could only imagine the "pain, and anguish and agony" of families caught up in these "terrible events".
Prime Minister David Cameron said he offered "our solidarity in fighting this evil of terrorism". Thomson and First Choice said the two hotels where the attacks took place - the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba and the Bellevue - were part of their programme.
Wales' First Minister Carwyn Jones tweeted: "Horrific news coming out of Tunisia and France - my thoughts are with everyone affected." The companies said their customers were among "a number of fatalities", and they had sent 10 planes to bring home 2,500 tourists.
Are you in Sousse or do you know of any Welsh tourists out there? Call: 02920 322 236 or email: newsonline.wales@bbc.co.uk All Thomson and First Choice holidays to Tunisia have been cancelled for the next week.
The Foreign Office's helpline number is 0207 008 0000.