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Tunisia attack: Sousse ceremony to remember victims | Tunisia attack: Sousse ceremony to remember victims |
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A special ceremony has been held in the Tunisian resort of Sousse to remember the 38 people killed in an Islamist attack a week ago. | A special ceremony has been held in the Tunisian resort of Sousse to remember the 38 people killed in an Islamist attack a week ago. |
Tunisia's prime minister, diplomats, Tunisians and tourists gathered on the beach to pay their respects. | Tunisia's prime minister, diplomats, Tunisians and tourists gathered on the beach to pay their respects. |
A one-minute silence was held simultaneously in Sousse and across the UK, home to 30 of those killed. | A one-minute silence was held simultaneously in Sousse and across the UK, home to 30 of those killed. |
Authorities say they have uncovered the network behind the attack and are holding eight suspects. | Authorities say they have uncovered the network behind the attack and are holding eight suspects. |
Security has been stepped up at the beach and many people are still devastated by what happened a week ago, says the BBC's Ben Brown in Sousse. | Security has been stepped up at the beach and many people are still devastated by what happened a week ago, says the BBC's Ben Brown in Sousse. |
Hotels and beaches are empty as thousands of tourists have already left the country following the attack, he says. | Hotels and beaches are empty as thousands of tourists have already left the country following the attack, he says. |
The Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid and the British ambassador Hamish Cowell laid wreaths on the beach. | The Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid and the British ambassador Hamish Cowell laid wreaths on the beach. |
The Tunis government fears the attack, which jihadist group Islamic State (IS) has claimed, will destroy its tourism industry, the country's biggest foreign currency earner. | The Tunis government fears the attack, which jihadist group Islamic State (IS) has claimed, will destroy its tourism industry, the country's biggest foreign currency earner. |
Authorities have identified 28-year-old student Seifeddine Rezgui as the gunman who carried out the attack. | Authorities have identified 28-year-old student Seifeddine Rezgui as the gunman who carried out the attack. |
They have also deployed 1,377 armed security agents at hotels and on beaches to guarantee the safety of people, AFP reports. | They have also deployed 1,377 armed security agents at hotels and on beaches to guarantee the safety of people, AFP reports. |
In March, IS killed 22 people at the famous Bardo museum in Tunisia's capital, Tunis. | In March, IS killed 22 people at the famous Bardo museum in Tunisia's capital, Tunis. |
At the scene: Thomas Fessy, BBC News, Sousse | |
The Tunisian prime minister and several government ministers came, along with ambassadors from the UK, the US, France, Portugal, Ireland and the Netherlands. | |
Representatives from Belgium, Canada and Libya also attended the brief commemorative gathering. | |
They all arrived in silence, lay wreaths of flowers in front of the plaque erected at the scene of the attack, before two trumpets gave a solemn salute. | |
Dozens of tourists had come to pay their respects too. Most of them attended in their swimsuits and beach towels wrapped around their waist. | |
The smell of sun cream floating around was a strange reminder of the 38 people who were killed here, most of them lying on sun beds, enjoying some relaxing holiday time. | |
Dignitaries left without a word while tourists and Tunisians - some of whom were hotel staff - formed a human chain holding hands around the flowers that were laid in the sand throughout the morning. | |
Background and analysis | Background and analysis |