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| Tunisia beach attack: 'Gunman's bullet grazed my head' | |
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| A woman on holiday in Tunisia was almost killed when one of the gunman's bullets grazed her head. | |
| Ken and Rita Williams, from Maesteg, Bridgend, were in the resort of Sousse on Friday when 38 people were murdered. | |
| The pair ran when Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire on holidaymakers and one of his bullets passed through Mrs Williams's hat. | |
| "We're unbelievably lucky, another quarter of an inch and she'd be dead," said Mr Williams. | |
| "All of a sudden I went down, I said to my husband 'I think I've been hit'," added Mrs Williams. | |
| "It [the bullet] knocked me off my feet. I put my hand on my head because I thought I might have been bleeding, but it was a scratch mark so it couldn't have been any closer." | |
| David Hughes, from Deeside, Flintshire, said he and wife Christine saw Rezgui, who is linked to Islamic State extremists, firing as he ran towards people. | |
| Mr Hughes said the gunman was still shooting at people 40 minutes later. | Mr Hughes said the gunman was still shooting at people 40 minutes later. |
| Cardiff couple Ben Milton and Shelley Hay, who were also on the beach, got engaged just hours after the attack. | Cardiff couple Ben Milton and Shelley Hay, who were also on the beach, got engaged just hours after the attack. |
| Mr and Mrs Hughes were staying in the Belle Vue Park Hotel and were sunbathing when they Rezgui start to shoot. | |
| "People had started to run, me and my wife started to run back towards our hotel," he said. | "People had started to run, me and my wife started to run back towards our hotel," he said. |
| "I could see the sand being flicked up by the bullets." | "I could see the sand being flicked up by the bullets." |
| The couple flew home on Saturday, three days into their trip. | The couple flew home on Saturday, three days into their trip. |
| Meanwhile, Mr Milton, 24, explained how he had planned to propose to his partner on the day of the murders and decided to go ahead in spite of the killings. | Meanwhile, Mr Milton, 24, explained how he had planned to propose to his partner on the day of the murders 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 25th 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 25th 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. | 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." | 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. | 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." | "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. | 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." | "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 laid flowers on the beach near Sousse on Monday and called the massacre "a despicable act of cruelty". | Home Secretary Theresa May laid flowers on the beach near Sousse on Monday and called the massacre "a despicable act of cruelty". |
| Prime Minister David Cameron said the government is working "as fast as we can" to give families information. | Prime Minister David 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 Rezgui had accomplices. |