The primary repatriation of British victims killed within the Sousse bloodbath has taken place at RAF Brize Norton this afternoon.
An RAF C-17 Globemaster, which left the UK early this morning for Tunisia, introduced again the primary eight our bodies.
A convoy of hearses is then transporting them to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Additional flights are anticipated to observe within the coming days.
Earlier this week an RAF flight carrying badly injured survivors flew into Brize Norton.
The plane made a quick cease at Birmingham Airport to permit for the switch of at the very least one affected person to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital within the metropolis.
Allison Heathcote, from Felixstowe in Suffolk, had suffered 5 gunshot wounds within the atrocity. After 5 hours of surgical procedure she’s understood to be in a secure however important situation.
David Cameron has declared a nationwide minute’s silence for victims of the assault, whereas Tunisian inside minister Mohamed Gharsalli introduced the arrests of a number of nationals allegedly linked to attacker Seifeddine Rezgui.
A complete of 38 folks, together with as much as 30 Britons, died after 23-year-old pupil Rezgui opened hearth on Friday. The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) – often known as ISIL – later claimed accountability.
The Prime Minister, who earlier described the “existential risk” posed by IS as “the wrestle of our era”, instructed the Commons: “We won’t surrender our lifestyle or cower within the face of terrorism.”
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