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Scotland joins minute's silence for Tunisia victims | |
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A nationwide minute's silence has been held in memory of the victims of the shooting in Tunisia last Friday. | |
Cumbernauld couple Jim and Ann McQuire and Billy and Lisa Graham of Bankfoot were among 30 Britons killed in Sousse by a gunman with extremist links. | Cumbernauld couple Jim and Ann McQuire and Billy and Lisa Graham of Bankfoot were among 30 Britons killed in Sousse by a gunman with extremist links. |
Their bodies were flown back to the UK on Thursday. | Their bodies were flown back to the UK on Thursday. |
A special church service was held in Cumbernauld in memory of the McQuires, while a candlelit vigil is planned in Perthshire for the Grahams. | |
A total of 38 people were killed in the attack by Seifeddine Rezgui last Friday. The gunman, who had links to the Islamic State group, was himself shot dead following the incident, and Tunisian authorities have arrested several people on suspicion of helping him. | A total of 38 people were killed in the attack by Seifeddine Rezgui last Friday. The gunman, who had links to the Islamic State group, was himself shot dead following the incident, and Tunisian authorities have arrested several people on suspicion of helping him. |
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, who are in Glasgow visiting the University of Strathclyde, joined in with the minute's silence, as did Prime Minister David Cameron. | |
Flags are being flown at half-mast at the Scottish Parliament, Whitehall and Buckingham Palace. | Flags are being flown at half-mast at the Scottish Parliament, Whitehall and Buckingham Palace. |
A special ceremony was held at the scene of the killings in Sousse, and events were held at churches and mosques across the country. | |
An event remembering the McQuires was held at Abronhill Church in Cumbernauld, where they were members. Minister Rev Joyce Ketes said they had been "overwhelmed by expressions of support". | |
A candlelit vigil is to be staged in Bankfoot at 19:00 in a park near to the Graham family home. A local councillor said the village had been "very subdued" since the death of the "very well-known couple", who had been in Tunisia celebrating Mrs Graham's 50th birthday. | A candlelit vigil is to be staged in Bankfoot at 19:00 in a park near to the Graham family home. A local councillor said the village had been "very subdued" since the death of the "very well-known couple", who had been in Tunisia celebrating Mrs Graham's 50th birthday. |
North Lanarkshire and Perth and Kinross Councils are flying flags at half-mast, and have opened books of condolence. | North Lanarkshire and Perth and Kinross Councils are flying flags at half-mast, and have opened books of condolence. |
The first inquests into the deaths of the Britons are also set to begin, with the bodies of more of the dead expected to arrive back at RAF Brize Norton. | The first inquests into the deaths of the Britons are also set to begin, with the bodies of more of the dead expected to arrive back at RAF Brize Norton. |