UK: Memorial built for victims of attack in Tunisia

(Baonghean.vn) - On Sunday, July 5, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced the construction of a memorial for the 30 British victims killed in the attack on June 27 in Sousse, Tunisia.

Prime Minister Cameron said the British citizens who died in Tunisia were innocent victims of a brutal terrorist attack and the monument was erected to commemorate them. According to Mr Cameron, the monument is not only a tribute to the victims of the attack in Tunisia but also to the other victims of terrorism abroad. On this occasion, the British government also promised to support the families of the victims if possible.

Tobias Ellwood, a Foreign Office official whose brother was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings, said the location of the memorial to the victims of the Tunisia attacks would be decided in the coming months. The money would come from fines collected by the British government on the country’s financial markets.

The bodies of the last five victims were brought back to the UK on July 4. Photo: Reuters.

On 4 July, the bodies of the last five British victims of the June 26 attack in Tunisia were flown back to the UK on a Royal Air Force C-17 military flight. A convoy arrived and transported the five coffins to London. On 3 July, Tunisia held a memorial service at the scene of the attack. Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid was also present.

On June 26, a 23-year-old student opened fire on tourists on the beach and by the pool of a hotel, killing 38 foreigners. Of the 38 victims, 30 were British, 3 were Irish, 2 were German, 1 was Belgian, 1 was Russian and 1 was Portuguese. IS immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Chu Thanh

(according to Le Monde)