British Woman Killed In 'Brutal' Tunisia Attack

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A British woman was killed in the terror attack in Tunis that left 23 people dead, it has emerged.

News of the British victim - named as Sally Adey - came after Tunisia's health minister said the number of people who died in the attack had risen to 23, including the two gunmen.

Prime Minister David Cameron described the killings as an "appalling and brutal outrage".

Witnesses say the gunmen behind the attack opened fire on tourists arriving at the capital's Bardo Museum, renowned for its collection of Roman mosaics, before chasing them inside.

The victims, who also included Japanese, Italians, Colombians, Spaniards, Australians, Poles and French, were passengers on two cruise liners which had recently arrived in Tunis.

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Moncef Hamdoun, an official with the Charles Nicolle hospital where many victims were taken, said seven of the dead remain unidentified.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said: "Sadly, I can confirm the death of a British woman in yesterday's terrorist attack in Tunisia. Consular staff are providing assistance to her family. My thoughts are with them at this very difficult time.

"The Tunisian people are rightly proud of their democratic transition.

"Cowardly attacks, such as the one we saw yesterday, must not be allowed to undermine what they have achieved.

"I spoke to Prime Minister Habib Essid yesterday to offer my condolences to all those affected by this despicable act and to assure him we stand together against terrorism."

Meanwhile, Mr Essid said one of the two gunmen was known to intelligence services. Authorities are searching for two or three other possible accomplices.

In an interview with France's RTL radio, Mr Essid said Tunisia was working with other countries to learn more about the attackers, identified as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui.

The pair were killed by security services in a raid after the attack.

Mr Essid said Laabidi had been flagged to intelligence, although not for "anything special." No formal links to a particular terrorist group have been established following the attack.

Spain's foreign minister, Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo, also revealed a Spanish tourist couple - including a pregnant woman - were found safe after hiding out in the Tunis museum all night after the attack.

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