'No to terrorism': Tunisians denounce deadly gun attack in Sousse
  • 9 years ago
“No to terrorism” was the message from Tunisia as crowds marched through Sousse a day after a gunman killed 39 people in the resort town.

Demonstrators gathered at the Hotel Imperial Marhaba. The site was targeted by the attacker named by officials as 23-year-old Seifeddine Rezgui. Crowds then took to the streets to denounce the shootings, which were claimed by the group calling itself Islamic State.

A separate demonstration was held in the capital Tunis.

Victims

Most of the victims were tourists. A least 15 were British.

PM: I have asked for the flags over No10 to be flown at half-mast in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack in #Tunisia.— UK Prime Minister (@Number10gov) June 28, 2015

Spoken today to the Tunisian Prime Minister & FM, FM #Steinmeier & LaurentFabius to discuss collective response to #TunisiaAttack #Sousse— Philip Hammond (PHammondMP) June 27, 2015

Others confirmed dead were from Germany, Belgium and Ireland. There are also thought to have been
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