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| A deserted beach in Tunisia |
Eight Britons, one Belgian and one German have
been identified among the 38 people killed by an Islamist gunman at a Tunisian
beach resort, the health ministry said Saturday.
“Ten bodies have been identified out of 38 — eight Britons, a Belgian and a
German,” said senior ministry official Naoufel Somrani.
Another 39 people were wounded
including British, German and Belgian nationals.
The ministry said more time was
needed to identify the other victims because most of them were in beachwear at
the time of the attack and were not carrying identification.
The Islamic State jihadist group
claimed responsibility for the attack on Friday by an assailant who pulled a
gun from inside a beach umbrella and opened fire on crowds of tourists on the
beach and by a hotel pool in the popular Mediterranean resort of Port el
Kantaoui.
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