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Tunisia attack: Families of British victims to take legal action against TUI

Families of some of the 30 British victims of the Tunisia terror attack are preparing legal action against tour operator TUI after an inquest ruled they were unlawfully killed, their lawyer said.

During the inquest, TUI was criticised for the advice it gave to customers ahead of the attack.

The coroner at the inquest earlier branded the police response as "at best shambolic and at worst cowardly".

Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire in Sousse on June 26 2015, shooting 38 people dead.

The inquest into the deaths at the five-star Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel began at the Royal Courts of Justice on January 16 and concluded today.

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Coroner: Tunisian police response 'shambolic' and 'cowardly'

The coroner at the inquest into the deaths of the 30 Britons killed in the Sousse beach terror attack in Tunisia has branded the response of the country's police as "at best shambolic and at worst cowardly".

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They also praised the victims' families saying "throughout these inquests you have shown a quiet dignity which your loved would have been proud of".

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The coroner added that the CCTV footage of security authorities responding to the attack was never passed to him and the hotel owner never provided a statement, meaning some questions remained "unanswered".

He also warned he would not be able to make a verdict of unlawful killing with a contributing factor of neglect.

ITV News' Geraint Vincent and Becky Kelly are at the Royal Courts of Justice to hear the verdict of the inquest.

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