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Tunisia attack: British death toll confirmed as 30

All 30 Britons killed in the Tunisian beach attack have been identified, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said.

It came as the bodies of more victims were flown back to Britain, nearly a week after Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire in the resort of Sousse.

Tunisian authorities have arrested a number of people suspected of having links to the massacre.

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Dead student gunman was unknown to police

One of Tunisia's top security officials has said the gunman shot dead by security forces after killing at least 27 at a beach resort was not known to authorities.

Rafik Chelli told Mosaique FM the man, believed to be a student, came from the beach hiding his Kalashnikov under an umbrella before opening fire on the tourists.

From there he entered the Hotel Imperial through the pool, shooting people as he went.

Chelli said there were many foreigners among the victims but he did not have an exact count of the nationalities.

He said authorities had a plan to protect the hotels during the month of Ramadan but this was an isolated operation that is difficult to counter against and there is never zero risk.

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