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Cardiff couple get engaged after Tunisia beach attack | Cardiff couple get engaged after Tunisia beach attack |
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A Cardiff couple got engaged just hours after running for their lives from the Tunisian beach where a gunman murdered 38 people. | A Cardiff couple got engaged just hours after running for their lives from the Tunisian beach where a gunman murdered 38 people. |
Ben Milton, 24, and Shelley Hay, 25, were on holiday in Sousse on Friday when the man, with links to Islamic State extremists, opened fire. | Ben Milton, 24, and Shelley Hay, 25, were on holiday in Sousse on Friday when the man, with links to Islamic State extremists, opened fire. |
Mr Wilton had planned to propose that day and decided to go ahead in spite of the killings. | Mr Wilton had planned to propose that day and decided to go ahead in spite of the killings. |
"I decided to do it anyway and not let them stop my plans," he said. | "I decided to do it anyway and not let them stop my plans," he said. |
Ms Hay, who also celebrated her birthday on Friday, said: "I heard what I thought was fireworks, I looked to the left of me and the whole beach was running and it was like a stampede. | Ms Hay, who also celebrated her birthday on Friday, said: "I heard what I thought was fireworks, I looked to the left of me and the whole beach was running and it was like a stampede. |
"I've never seen anything like it in my life. There were shots, I could see sand flying in the air and I believe it was bullets hitting the floor." | "I've never seen anything like it in my life. There were shots, I could see sand flying in the air and I believe it was bullets hitting the floor." |
Leiha Shaw, from Ravenhill in Swansea, was also on the beach when the killer opened fire. | |
She told the Jason Mohammad show: "We can't believe what's happened, it's just so heart breaking." | |
Ms Shaw, who was on holiday with her husband, brother and parents, said the reality of what was happening did not hit them until they heard a lifeguard shout "run for your life" and saw people running and screaming along the beach. | |
"It was the most terrifying moment of my life." | |
The family ran nearly a mile back to their hotel, not knowing if they were heading into an ambush or more gunfire. | |
"I thought 'if I don't run, I'm going to die'. I can't thank the Tunisian people enough - they saved myself and my family." | |
Trudy Jones, 51, from Blackwood, Caerphilly county, was one of those killed by the gunman. | Trudy Jones, 51, from Blackwood, Caerphilly county, was one of those killed by the gunman. |
A family statement read: "She was the rock of our family and kept us all going. None of us have a clue how we're going to cope without her." | A family statement read: "She was the rock of our family and kept us all going. None of us have a clue how we're going to cope without her." |
Home Secretary Theresa May will travel to Tunisia on Monday for talks on addressing the extremist threat, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. | Home Secretary Theresa May will travel to Tunisia on Monday for talks on addressing the extremist threat, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. |
She will also pay condolences at the scene of the killings. | She will also pay condolences at the scene of the killings. |
Mr Cameron said the government is working "as fast as we can" to give families information. | Mr Cameron said the government is working "as fast as we can" to give families information. |
Tunisian interior ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said authorities were "sure" that gunman Seifeddine Rezgui had accomplices. | Tunisian interior ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said authorities were "sure" that gunman Seifeddine Rezgui had accomplices. |