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Minute's silence across Wales to remember Tunisia victims | Minute's silence across Wales to remember Tunisia victims |
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Communities across Wales held a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the Tunisia beach attack. | |
Trudy Jones, 51, from Blackwood, Caerphilly county, was on holiday with friends when she was gunned down in the resort of Sousse on 26 June. | Trudy Jones, 51, from Blackwood, Caerphilly county, was on holiday with friends when she was gunned down in the resort of Sousse on 26 June. |
Her body was flown back to the UK on an RAF aircraft to Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Thursday. | Her body was flown back to the UK on an RAF aircraft to Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Thursday. |
Hundreds turned out for a remembrance event at the Dragon Circle in her home town from 11:50 BST on Friday. | |
Islwyn MP Chris Evans said the turnout showed the community's support for Trudy Jones's family. | |
"I think this is a tragedy beyond comprehension. Going on holiday is something everybody does," he said. | |
"I can't begin to understand what the family are going through but I hope seeing the turnout here will give them some comfort that everyone in the Blackwood community is thinking of them." | |
Representatives from local schools, churches, community groups and the council attended to observe the silence at 12:00 BST and to say prayers. | |
Councils including Cardiff, Caerphilly and Rhondda Cynon Taff also held a silence, and flags on authority buildings were flown at half mast, while people gathered outside St Peter's Church in Carmarthen. | |
Speaking from Blackwood, Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner Ian Johnston said: "I am really pleased with the amount of people that made it. It shows the support for the family. | |
"Without meaning to be melodramatic, I think the level of support also shows that terrorists can do what they want but they won't break the British way of life." | |
Hazel Smith, 73, had known Trudy Jones since she was a child. | |
"She was so bubbly and full of fun. We are just devastated for her family," Ms Smith said. | |
"She was really excited about going on holiday, I was talking to her here in town the day before. She was really excited." | |
After last week's attack, Ms Jones' family described her as a caring person who was always willing to help others. | After last week's attack, Ms Jones' family described her as a caring person who was always willing to help others. |
"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 statement said. | "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 statement said. |
Ms Jones had been due to fly home two days after the attack to return to work at Highfields Nursing Home, where she was an activity coordinator. | Ms Jones had been due to fly home two days after the attack to return to work at Highfields Nursing Home, where she was an activity coordinator. |
Manager Shawkat Ilahi said staff and residents also remembered her during a silence at the home. | |
Other Welsh people caught up in the attack include Mathew Davies, 30, from Trehafod, near Pontypridd, who used his body as a human shield to protect his fiancee Saera Wilson, 26. | Other Welsh people caught up in the attack include Mathew Davies, 30, from Trehafod, near Pontypridd, who used his body as a human shield to protect his fiancee Saera Wilson, 26. |
Rita Williams, from Maesteg, had a lucky escape when one of the gunman's bullets passed through her hat and grazed her head. |
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