News Digest

United in tribute: UK falls silent for one minute to remember Tunisia victims

Britain has paid tribute to the victims of the Tunisia terror attack with a minute’s silence. The nation paused at noon to reflect on last Friday’s atrocity and remember the 30 British people who were killed in the beach front massacre. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh observed the silence as they visited the University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation Centre, while Prime Minister David Cameron marked the moment in his Oxfordshire constituency.

There are 2.7m Muslims here and also 1.6bn Muslims all over the world and these terrorists do not represent Islam. They are the killers, terrorists and they should be stopped.

Qadir Ahmad Chohan, chairman of Manchester Council of Mosques

The Muslim Council of Britain called on mosques and imams to deliver a sermon of peace at Friday prayers and Qadir Ahmad Chohan, chairman Manchester Council of Mosques, told Sky News: “The Muslim community does not accept any suggestion that these killings can ever be justified by Islam.“ The British victims were among 38 holidaymakers who were killed by Seifeddine Rezgui when he opened fire in the resort of Sousse. Three Irish nationals, two Germans, one Belgian, one Portuguese and one Russian were among the dead.

We will do everything to prevent the seeds of hate being planted in the UK and elsewhere.

Qadir Ahmad Chohan