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| Tunisia hotel attack: Locals form 'human shield' to protect hotel from gunman Seifeddine Rezgui | Tunisia hotel attack: Locals form 'human shield' to protect hotel from gunman Seifeddine Rezgui |
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| British survivors of the Tunisia beach massacre have praised the actions of locals who formed a human shield to protect tourists and “saved many lives”. | British survivors of the Tunisia beach massacre have praised the actions of locals who formed a human shield to protect tourists and “saved many lives”. |
| Images obtained by Sky News showed gunman Seifeddine Rezgui shortly after he began shooting, walking through the surf at Sousse with a Kalashnikov rifle at his side. | Images obtained by Sky News showed gunman Seifeddine Rezgui shortly after he began shooting, walking through the surf at Sousse with a Kalashnikov rifle at his side. |
| Some have been critical of the men shown standing on the beach behind the gunman, described as “horrified onlookers” by the Mail Online, with one commentator saying: “I count nine men standing or walking behind him why didn’t they all attack him?” | Some have been critical of the men shown standing on the beach behind the gunman, described as “horrified onlookers” by the Mail Online, with one commentator saying: “I count nine men standing or walking behind him why didn’t they all attack him?” |
| Those in the background formed a human shield to protect another hotel they are not watching they saved many lives. pic.twitter.com/kQm8GuBZOe | Those in the background formed a human shield to protect another hotel they are not watching they saved many lives. pic.twitter.com/kQm8GuBZOe |
| But John Yeoman, who was on holiday with his wife at a neighbouring resort when the shooting began, tweeted: “Those in the background formed a human shield to protect another hotel they are not watching they saved many lives.” | |
| Another Briton, Ian Symes, wrote to Mr Yeoman: “I’m with you - was on beach at Palm marina - whilst we were running to hide, hotel staff were running out to help, very brave.” | Another Briton, Ian Symes, wrote to Mr Yeoman: “I’m with you - was on beach at Palm marina - whilst we were running to hide, hotel staff were running out to help, very brave.” |
| The attack on Sousse is being seen as part of a very deliberate attempt to destroy Tunisia’s tourist industry, the biggest revenue earners and the biggest source of employment, in the country. | |
| Rezgui, who proclaimed his support for the Isis militant group in video and image postings before the attack, was extraordinarily careful in his choice of victims, picking out obvious foreigners. | Rezgui, who proclaimed his support for the Isis militant group in video and image postings before the attack, was extraordinarily careful in his choice of victims, picking out obvious foreigners. |
| Speaking to Reuters, a waiter identified as Wadia said: “I was on the beach when he started shooting. We got everyone back towards the hotel, but he followed us. He targeted the foreigners but not the Tunisians. | Speaking to Reuters, a waiter identified as Wadia said: “I was on the beach when he started shooting. We got everyone back towards the hotel, but he followed us. He targeted the foreigners but not the Tunisians. |
| “When he saw a Tunisian he shouted out 'Get out of the way' and shot at foreigners.” | “When he saw a Tunisian he shouted out 'Get out of the way' and shot at foreigners.” |