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| Tunisia attack: Scottish holidaymakers return from Sousse | Tunisia attack: Scottish holidaymakers return from Sousse |
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| Scots holidaymakers have returned home from Tunisia in the wake of the Sousse terror attack that left 38 people dead, the vast majority of them British. | Scots holidaymakers have returned home from Tunisia in the wake of the Sousse terror attack that left 38 people dead, the vast majority of them British. |
| Many of those arriving at Glasgow Airport had opted to end their break early and take the specially-chartered Thomson flight, which arrived at 06:10. | Many of those arriving at Glasgow Airport had opted to end their break early and take the specially-chartered Thomson flight, which arrived at 06:10. |
| Jim and Ann McQuire, from Cumbernauld, are thought to be among those who died in Friday's attack. | Jim and Ann McQuire, from Cumbernauld, are thought to be among those who died in Friday's attack. |
| Another couple - Billy and Lisa Graham, from Perth - are still missing. | Another couple - Billy and Lisa Graham, from Perth - are still missing. |
| None of those killed by a gunman with links to Islamic State extremists on a beach near Sousse has been formally identified. | None of those killed by a gunman with links to Islamic State extremists on a beach near Sousse has been formally identified. |
| But there have been warnings that more than 30 of the 38 fatalities are British. | But there have been warnings that more than 30 of the 38 fatalities are British. |
| The congregation at Abronhill Parish Church in Cumbernauld was told on Sunday that the authorities were "99.9% sure" that Mr and Mrs McQuire had died in the shooting. | The congregation at Abronhill Parish Church in Cumbernauld was told on Sunday that the authorities were "99.9% sure" that Mr and Mrs McQuire had died in the shooting. |
| And Holly Graham has said she is concerned about her parents Billy and Lisa, who had been staying at one of the hotels attacked in Sousse and have not been heard from since. | And Holly Graham has said she is concerned about her parents Billy and Lisa, who had been staying at one of the hotels attacked in Sousse and have not been heard from since. |
| Among those arriving at Glasgow Airport on Monday morning was Aamer Saeed, 37, from Glasgow's west end, who had been due to be on holiday with his children, aged eight and 12, for another week. | Among those arriving at Glasgow Airport on Monday morning was Aamer Saeed, 37, from Glasgow's west end, who had been due to be on holiday with his children, aged eight and 12, for another week. |
| He said: "The kids were really scared and they didn't want to stay any longer. There was nothing you could do anyway, you just had to stay in. | He said: "The kids were really scared and they didn't want to stay any longer. There was nothing you could do anyway, you just had to stay in. |
| "I feel sorry for the people there, it's not their fault. But it was frightening. We just stayed in the hotel, everything was cancelled." | "I feel sorry for the people there, it's not their fault. But it was frightening. We just stayed in the hotel, everything was cancelled." |
| Natalie Martin, a mother from Falkirk, said: "It was quite scary, we are just glad to be back home. | Natalie Martin, a mother from Falkirk, said: "It was quite scary, we are just glad to be back home. |
| "The guys in the hotel tried to keep it upbeat for the families there but it was hard. Most of the hotel came back early." | "The guys in the hotel tried to keep it upbeat for the families there but it was hard. Most of the hotel came back early." |
| She said she felt "a bit let down" by the support offered to tourists, adding: "We had to keep going to the rep all the time, asking if we were safe. We had to keep going to them." | She said she felt "a bit let down" by the support offered to tourists, adding: "We had to keep going to the rep all the time, asking if we were safe. We had to keep going to them." |
| Rick Martin, 52, from Peterhead, was staying two hotels along the coast and was on a day trip away when the massacre happened. | Rick Martin, 52, from Peterhead, was staying two hotels along the coast and was on a day trip away when the massacre happened. |
| He said: "We found out on Friday afternoon, we got phone calls from the UK. It's very sad." | He said: "We found out on Friday afternoon, we got phone calls from the UK. It's very sad." |
| Asked about the support provided to holidaymakers, he said: "A young lassie, 21 years old, did her best. She told us what she knew." | Asked about the support provided to holidaymakers, he said: "A young lassie, 21 years old, did her best. She told us what she knew." |
| One female traveller, who did not want to be named, said: "The support has been great. I just feel for the local people, because it's their livelihood." | One female traveller, who did not want to be named, said: "The support has been great. I just feel for the local people, because it's their livelihood." |
| First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will chair a further Scottish government resilience (SGORR) meeting on Monday afternoon - the third since the attack. | |
| Ms Sturgeon said: "I would like to offer my heartfelt sympathies to everyone who may have lost a loved one in this attack. | Ms Sturgeon said: "I would like to offer my heartfelt sympathies to everyone who may have lost a loved one in this attack. |
| "We are prepared for the possibility that there may be Scottish victims among those who have lost their lives." | "We are prepared for the possibility that there may be Scottish victims among those who have lost their lives." |