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| British Tunisia death toll rises to 15 | British Tunisia death toll rises to 15 |
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| Fifteen Britons have died following the attack on a Tunisian beach resort, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | Fifteen Britons have died following the attack on a Tunisian beach resort, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
| But Foreign Minister Tobias Ellwood warned the death toll was likely to rise. | But Foreign Minister Tobias Ellwood warned the death toll was likely to rise. |
| He said it was "the most significant terrorist attack on the British people" since the London 7/7 bombings in 2005. | |
| A Tunisian student linked to Islamic State (IS) carried out the gun attack in Sousse which killed 38. | A Tunisian student linked to Islamic State (IS) carried out the gun attack in Sousse which killed 38. |
| Carly Lovett from Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, Adrian Evans from the West Midlands and his nephew Joel Richards are among the dead, according to local sources. | |
| Read more developments on this story here | |
| None of the identities of the British fatalities has been officially released. | |
| Mr Ellwood said the death toll was likely to rise because several people had been "seriously injured in this horrific attack". | |
| A UK police team is also on its way to Tunisia to assist with identifying victims and Foreign Office staff are also in the area. | |
| Prime Minister David Cameron called the attack on the beach "savage". | |
| The attack started at about noon on Friday when the gunman, who security officials said had posed as a swimmer but was carrying a rifle under a parasol, started shooting on the beach - near the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba and the Bellevue hotel - before entering the Hotel Imperial Marhaba, continuing to shoot. | |
| The gunman - named later as Seifeddine Rezgui, a student not previously known to authorities - was then shot dead by police. | |
| Thomson and First Choice said some of the fatalities were their customers and they have sent 10 planes to bring home 2,500 tourists. | |
| The Foreign Office's helpline number is 0207 008 0000. Thomson and First Choice's helpline number is 0800 088 5372. |