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Tunisia attack: Swansea tourists caught up in Sousse | Tunisia attack: Swansea tourists caught up in Sousse |
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A Welsh family has been caught up in a deadly attack on a Tunisian beach which has seen at least 28 people killed. | |
The dead are mostly foreigners who were in the popular town of Sousse. | The dead are mostly foreigners who were in the popular town of Sousse. |
Amanda Roberts, from Swansea, is staying in the Royal Kenz hotel with her family, which is next door to the affected Imperial Marhaba Hotel in the Port El Kantaoui district. | |
They were on the beach when the attack took place and she told the BBC: "Someone said 'run for your life'." | They were on the beach when the attack took place and she told the BBC: "Someone said 'run for your life'." |
"We just concentrated on getting back to our hotel safely," she added. | "We just concentrated on getting back to our hotel safely," she added. |
"We originally heard a muffled sound and saw police on horseback. Scuffles took place, people jumping over walls and there was a sound of gun fire." | |
She said they left everything, grabbed onto each other and "ran for our lives, there were literally hundreds of people in the same position". | |
"We are now in our hotel room but no-one from Thomson [the family's holiday company] has been in touch to give us any information. | "We are now in our hotel room but no-one from Thomson [the family's holiday company] has been in touch to give us any information. |
"Also, my family has sustained injuries to our feet. Luckily we were able to receive treatment from a doctor." | |
She said her own feet were so severely burnt from running on hot concrete to the hotel she was unable to stand, which made her feel more vulnerable. | |
"We're feeling very shaken but at least we're still alive," she said. | |
Tunisia has been on high alert since March when militants killed 22 people, mainly foreign tourists, in an attack on a museum in the capital Tunis. | Tunisia has been on high alert since March when militants killed 22 people, mainly foreign tourists, in an attack on a museum in the capital Tunis. |
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a failed attack on the beach in Sousse in October 2013. | A suicide bomber blew himself up in a failed attack on the beach in Sousse in October 2013. |
A spokeswoman for Thomson and First Choice said: "We are working closely with our teams in Tunisia and the relevant authorities to determine exactly what has happened and provide assistance to those affected." | A spokeswoman for Thomson and First Choice said: "We are working closely with our teams in Tunisia and the relevant authorities to determine exactly what has happened and provide assistance to those affected." |
The UK Foreign Office said it is investigating whether any of the dead are British. | The UK Foreign Office said it is investigating whether any of the dead are British. |
Prime Minister David Cameron said he offered "our solidarity in fighting this evil of terrorism". | Prime Minister David Cameron said he offered "our solidarity in fighting this evil of terrorism". |