National minute’s silence to be held for British victims of Tunisia attacks - PM

A minute’s silence will be held nationwide on Friday to remember the victims of the Tunisia terror attack, the Prime Minister has said. The act of remembrance will take place at noon, one week on from the beach massacre that killed dozens of Britons, David Cameron told the House of Commons. The news came as Tunisia’s interior minister revealed a group of suspects associated with the beach resort gunman had been arrested by authorities. Thirty-eight people were killed when Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire as they sunbathed on the beach in the resort town of Sousse. Mr Cameron confirmed 18 victims were British - but as many as 30 are feared to be among the dead.

We will not give up our way of life or cower in the face of terrorism.

Prime Minister David Cameron

Authorities have been investigating whether the 24-year-old was working alone or if he had accomplices. Interior Minister Najem Gharsalli did not give further details about the arrests but said officials were still verifying whether Rezgui had been trained in jihadist camps in neighbouring Libya. Rezgui’s father has spoken of his shame and has apologised for his actions. Hakim Rezgui said: “My god, I am so shocked. I don’t know who has contacted him, influenced him or who has put these ideas in his head. He has new friends who got him into this.”

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