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| Tunisia attack: Scots couple Billy and Lisa Graham among Sousse victims | Tunisia attack: Scots couple Billy and Lisa Graham among Sousse victims |
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| A couple from a Perthshire village were killed in Friday's shooting in Tunisia, the BBC has learned. | A couple from a Perthshire village were killed in Friday's shooting in Tunisia, the BBC has learned. |
| Billy and Lisa Graham, from Bankfoot, were on holiday at the resort of Sousse, where 38 people were killed by a gunman with links to Islamic State extremists. | Billy and Lisa Graham, from Bankfoot, were on holiday at the resort of Sousse, where 38 people were killed by a gunman with links to Islamic State extremists. |
| A close family friend told BBC Scotland that he had been told the news by the couple's daughter, Holly. | A close family friend told BBC Scotland that he had been told the news by the couple's daughter, Holly. |
| Cumbernauld couple Jim and Ann McQuire are also thought to be among the dead. | Cumbernauld couple Jim and Ann McQuire are also thought to be among the dead. |
| However, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not yet confirmed the deaths of either couple. | However, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not yet confirmed the deaths of either couple. |
| There have been warnings that more than 30 of the 38 people who died in the attack are British. | There have been warnings that more than 30 of the 38 people who died in the attack are British. |
| The Grahams were visiting the resort to celebrate Mrs Graham's 50th birthday. | The Grahams were visiting the resort to celebrate Mrs Graham's 50th birthday. |
| 'Great ambassador' | 'Great ambassador' |
| Mr Graham had worked as a turnstile operator at St Johnstone football club for seven years. | Mr Graham had worked as a turnstile operator at St Johnstone football club for seven years. |
| Steve Brown, the chairman of the Perth club, said: "This is terrible news and our thoughts go out to the whole family at this time. | Steve Brown, the chairman of the Perth club, said: "This is terrible news and our thoughts go out to the whole family at this time. |
| "Billy was part of the St Johnstone family and a great ambassador for the club, who always did his job with a smile on his face." | "Billy was part of the St Johnstone family and a great ambassador for the club, who always did his job with a smile on his face." |
| Local councillor John Kellas said there was "great sadness" in the village of Bankfoot. | |
| He said: "Many members of the community have been speaking to me about it, expressing their condolences and support for the family at what must be a very difficult time. | |
| "It's very subdued - they were very well known. Throughout the whole community, because it's a very small village, people have been expressing their support for the family and they would want to convey that." | |
| The congregation at Abronhill Parish Church in Cumbernauld was told on Sunday that authorities were "99.9% sure" the McQuires had died in the shooting. | The congregation at Abronhill Parish Church in Cumbernauld was told on Sunday that authorities were "99.9% sure" the McQuires had died in the shooting. |
| The Scottish government has held three resilience meetings since the attack, with flags in government buildings flying at half-mast, and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond chaired a meeting of the UK government's Cobra emergency committee. | The Scottish government has held three resilience meetings since the attack, with flags in government buildings flying at half-mast, and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond chaired a meeting of the UK government's Cobra emergency committee. |
| A national minute's silence is to be held on Friday at 12:00, one week on from the shooting, with Perth and Kinross Council and some local bus companies announcing their own plans to mark the tragedy. | |
| The gunman was shot dead following the attack on a beach near Sousse, and Tunisian authorities have arrested several people on suspicion of helping him. | The gunman was shot dead following the attack on a beach near Sousse, and Tunisian authorities have arrested several people on suspicion of helping him. |