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| Tunisia attack: British victims to be repatriated | Tunisia attack: British victims to be repatriated |
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| Britons killed by a gunman in last week's Tunisian beach attack will start being repatriated on Wednesday, Downing Street has said. | Britons killed by a gunman in last week's Tunisian beach attack will start being repatriated on Wednesday, Downing Street has said. |
| Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the UK death toll has risen to 22, with eight more thought to be from the UK. | Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the UK death toll has risen to 22, with eight more thought to be from the UK. |
| The repatriation process is expected to take several days and will be followed by a joint inquest into the deaths of all the British victims. | The repatriation process is expected to take several days and will be followed by a joint inquest into the deaths of all the British victims. |
| All seriously injured Britons have now been flown out of Tunisia. | All seriously injured Britons have now been flown out of Tunisia. |
| The RAF flew the last four of the seriously injured back to the UK on Tuesday and they are now in hospital undergoing treatment. | The RAF flew the last four of the seriously injured back to the UK on Tuesday and they are now in hospital undergoing treatment. |
| Tunisian authorities have arrested several people on suspicion of helping the gunman Seifeddine Rezgui, who had links to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). | Tunisian authorities have arrested several people on suspicion of helping the gunman Seifeddine Rezgui, who had links to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). |
| Rezgui, a 23-year-old student, was shot dead by police. | Rezgui, a 23-year-old student, was shot dead by police. |
| Downing Street has ruled out a British inquiry into last Friday's attack, saying British police would assist the Tunisian investigation. | Downing Street has ruled out a British inquiry into last Friday's attack, saying British police would assist the Tunisian investigation. |
| Possible links between the gunman and IS supporters operating from Libya are currently being examined. | |
| Downing Street said the government was "working closely" with victims' families and has offered to fly the bodies by RAF plane to Brize Norton in Oxfordshire before taking them home. | |
| The joint inquest will be opened by the West London coroner, it added. | The joint inquest will be opened by the West London coroner, it added. |
| There is currently a team of 27 people in Tunisia, from the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Defence and the police, working on security. | There is currently a team of 27 people in Tunisia, from the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Defence and the police, working on security. |
| Foreign Secretary Mr Hammond chaired an hour-long meeting of the government's Cobra emergency committee, involving the British embassy in Tunisia. | |
| The four Britons who were seriously injured returned on a specially modified RAF C17 transport plane which had left Brize Norton in Oxfordshire for Tunisia on Monday afternoon. | The four Britons who were seriously injured returned on a specially modified RAF C17 transport plane which had left Brize Norton in Oxfordshire for Tunisia on Monday afternoon. |
| Medics experienced at bringing injured service personnel back from operations overseas were on board. | Medics experienced at bringing injured service personnel back from operations overseas were on board. |
| The Ministry of Defence said the plane had flown into Birmingham Airport, where one patient was taken off, before it continued to Brize Norton. | The Ministry of Defence said the plane had flown into Birmingham Airport, where one patient was taken off, before it continued to Brize Norton. |
| Professor Sir Keith Porter, a senior surgeon at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, said: "I can say at this stage that the patient has life-changing and life-threatening injuries. We hope to release more information about the patient later." | Professor Sir Keith Porter, a senior surgeon at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, said: "I can say at this stage that the patient has life-changing and life-threatening injuries. We hope to release more information about the patient later." |
| The other injured patients are being treated at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and London's St Mary's Hospital, said Downing Street. | The other injured patients are being treated at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and London's St Mary's Hospital, said Downing Street. |
| David Cameron spoke to US President Barack Obama on Monday night and Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny earlier. Three Irish people are among the dead. | David Cameron spoke to US President Barack Obama on Monday night and Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny earlier. Three Irish people are among the dead. |
| Mr Cameron's spokeswoman said they agreed that the outrage had reinforced the need for governments to work together to tackle Islamist extremists and support democratic nations like Tunisia. | Mr Cameron's spokeswoman said they agreed that the outrage had reinforced the need for governments to work together to tackle Islamist extremists and support democratic nations like Tunisia. |
| Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has admitted that the security services were not prepared for an attack of this kind. | Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has admitted that the security services were not prepared for an attack of this kind. |
| He said extra security had been put in place at other locations during the holy month of Ramadan, but nobody had expected beaches to be a target. | He said extra security had been put in place at other locations during the holy month of Ramadan, but nobody had expected beaches to be a target. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| Tunisia beach attack: The victims | Tunisia beach attack: The victims |
| The names of those killed in the attack are slowly emerging. Here's what we know so far about those who lost their lives, as well as those who are injured and missing. | The names of those killed in the attack are slowly emerging. Here's what we know so far about those who lost their lives, as well as those who are injured and missing. |
| Some survivors have also been speaking out about their ordeal. | Some survivors have also been speaking out about their ordeal. |
| Background and analysis | Background and analysis |
| Tributes are continuing to be paid to the British victims, including Perthshire couple Billy and Lisa Graham who were staying at the holiday resort of Sousse to celebrate her 50th birthday. | Tributes are continuing to be paid to the British victims, including Perthshire couple Billy and Lisa Graham who were staying at the holiday resort of Sousse to celebrate her 50th birthday. |
| Wiltshire couple Eileen Swannack and partner John Welch, who were staying at Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba, one of the hotels targeted by the gunman, also died in the attack. | Wiltshire couple Eileen Swannack and partner John Welch, who were staying at Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba, one of the hotels targeted by the gunman, also died in the attack. |
| Eighty-year-old retired Atomic Weapons Establishment scientist David Thompson, from Hampshire, is also believed to be among the dead, according to police. | Eighty-year-old retired Atomic Weapons Establishment scientist David Thompson, from Hampshire, is also believed to be among the dead, according to police. |
| Most identities of the British victims have not been officially released. | Most identities of the British victims have not been officially released. |
| One Belgian and one German are also thought to be among the 38 people who died. At least 36 people were injured. | One Belgian and one German are also thought to be among the 38 people who died. At least 36 people were injured. |
| Holiday firms Thomson and First Choice announced they had cancelled all their holidays to Tunisia due to leave on or before Thursday 9 July. | Holiday firms Thomson and First Choice announced they had cancelled all their holidays to Tunisia due to leave on or before Thursday 9 July. |
| Customers can receive a full refund or choose an alternative destination free of charge. | Customers can receive a full refund or choose an alternative destination free of charge. |
| 'Empty' in Sousse | 'Empty' in Sousse |
| By Toby Brown, BBC News | By Toby Brown, BBC News |
| Forty-five minutes driving around Sousse and there was little sign of the increased security measures. | Forty-five minutes driving around Sousse and there was little sign of the increased security measures. |
| Worryingly for local Tunisians there was also little sign of the tourists this country so relies on. | Worryingly for local Tunisians there was also little sign of the tourists this country so relies on. |
| At the medina locals took to the shade to watch very few holidaymakers walk past the old statues and walls of the bazaar. | At the medina locals took to the shade to watch very few holidaymakers walk past the old statues and walls of the bazaar. |
| Sousse's beachfront "train" would not be out of place in Hastings or Blackpool - except for the fact it was empty. | Sousse's beachfront "train" would not be out of place in Hastings or Blackpool - except for the fact it was empty. |
| The loans to support the tourist industry are doubtless welcome but one wonders if they can sustain this resort for very long. | The loans to support the tourist industry are doubtless welcome but one wonders if they can sustain this resort for very long. |
| Tour companies have laid on extra flights and about 10,000 British tourists have flown home from Tunisia since Friday, according to the Association of British Travel Agents. | Tour companies have laid on extra flights and about 10,000 British tourists have flown home from Tunisia since Friday, according to the Association of British Travel Agents. |
| The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice to warn that further terrorist attacks in Tunisia are possible, and urged people to be vigilant. | The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice to warn that further terrorist attacks in Tunisia are possible, and urged people to be vigilant. |
| The Tunisian government has brought in increased security measures, and the country's Interior Minister Mohamed Gharsalli said 1,000 troops would now be deployed to protect beach resorts. | The Tunisian government has brought in increased security measures, and the country's Interior Minister Mohamed Gharsalli said 1,000 troops would now be deployed to protect beach resorts. |
| We are seeking your stories relating to the Tunisia attacks. If you or anyone you know has been affected please contact us in the following ways. | We are seeking your stories relating to the Tunisia attacks. If you or anyone you know has been affected please contact us in the following ways. |
| Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. | Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. |