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| Tunisia attack: British witnesses describe 'killer' and group behaving strangely on beach before shootings | |
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| A British tourist has described seeing a group of people behaving in a “weird” way shortly before the Tunisian beach massacre. | A British tourist has described seeing a group of people behaving in a “weird” way shortly before the Tunisian beach massacre. |
| Lee Inwood and wife Angela were holidaying at the RIU Bellevue, one of the hotels attacked, when she came face to face with gunman Seifeddine Rezgui. | Lee Inwood and wife Angela were holidaying at the RIU Bellevue, one of the hotels attacked, when she came face to face with gunman Seifeddine Rezgui. |
| The couple, now back homes in Ashill, Norfolk, have spoken of their encounter. | The couple, now back homes in Ashill, Norfolk, have spoken of their encounter. |
| Mr Inwood said when images of the killer appeared in the media straight after the attack his wife had instantly recognised him from a group of people on the beach. | Mr Inwood said when images of the killer appeared in the media straight after the attack his wife had instantly recognised him from a group of people on the beach. |
| She had tripped over a child’s spade near the group and noticed Rezgui because she could “remember thinking how ugly he was”, Mr Inwood said. | She had tripped over a child’s spade near the group and noticed Rezgui because she could “remember thinking how ugly he was”, Mr Inwood said. |
| “He just stood out”, he added. | “He just stood out”, he added. |
| He said his wife was now traumatised by the realisation: “She’s a mess, an absolute mess.” | He said his wife was now traumatised by the realisation: “She’s a mess, an absolute mess.” |
| The group, thought to be locals, were in their late to mid-twenties, according to Mr Inwood, and had been “just hanging around outside the hotel”. | The group, thought to be locals, were in their late to mid-twenties, according to Mr Inwood, and had been “just hanging around outside the hotel”. |
| He said they were taking photographs of each other squatting down next to children without permission and pictures of various people on sun loungers. | He said they were taking photographs of each other squatting down next to children without permission and pictures of various people on sun loungers. |
| At the time, the couple had thought this was unusual as there is an “unwritten rule” that local people stick to a separate area of the beach. | At the time, the couple had thought this was unusual as there is an “unwritten rule” that local people stick to a separate area of the beach. |
| The 43-year-old said: "Straight away when they were there, I thought, 'oh, that's strange’” | The 43-year-old said: "Straight away when they were there, I thought, 'oh, that's strange’” |
| And when they began taking photos he thought: "This is really strange. This is weird. It doesn't feel right at all." | And when they began taking photos he thought: "This is really strange. This is weird. It doesn't feel right at all." |
| Mr Inwood said he had told a hotel staff member about the group at the time but they did not seem alarmed by it. | Mr Inwood said he had told a hotel staff member about the group at the time but they did not seem alarmed by it. |
| Investigators have confirmed they are searching for one or more accomplices to the attack and the Interior Ministry said it was “sure” the attacker had help. | Investigators have confirmed they are searching for one or more accomplices to the attack and the Interior Ministry said it was “sure” the attacker had help. |
| "It didn't feel like a lone person attack at all," Mr Inwood said. Images obtained by Sky News show the immediate aftermath of the shooting at a beach in Sousse, Tunisia | "It didn't feel like a lone person attack at all," Mr Inwood said. Images obtained by Sky News show the immediate aftermath of the shooting at a beach in Sousse, Tunisia |