Summary

  • Deadly attack on tourist beach in Tunisia

  • At least 37 killed, mostly European, officials say

  • Attacker reportedly hid rifle in parasol

  • One gunman confirmed killed

  1. Cameron: Heart with UK familiespublished at 19:51

  2. Eyewitness describes moment she had to run for her lifepublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    Amanda Roberts from Swansea in south Wales is on holiday in Sousse with six members of her family: "We were told to run a few seconds before we heard gunfire...we were running for our lives. We left all our possessions and we ran barefooted. Myself and my daughter are dealing with severe burns on our feet..but thank god we are alive".

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  3. Reports of victims' nationalitiespublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

    Frederic Bobin, Le Monde's north Africa correspondent, says some of the victims were from the UK, Belgium, Germany, Norway and Ukraine.

    He also said grenades were thrown and that the gunman was able to continue his attack for around 30 minutes.

  4. 'He took a bullet for me'published at 19:05 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

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  5. One witness speakspublished at 18:54

    BBC News spoke to one tourist in Sousse soon after the shootings took place. Steve Johnson, a British tourist had this to say:

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  6. Attack aftermathpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

    BBC North Africa correspondent tweets from the scene:

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  7. 'All we could think was we're next'published at 17:02 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

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    Holidaymaker Debbie Horsfall from Huddersfield was on the beach in Sousse when her friend at the hotel next door said she saw a "guy with a massive gun" and "everybody just ran".

    Hiding in the hotel Ms Horsfall said she saw a woman run into the lobby whose husband had been shot in the stomach.

    'All we could think of was we're next'

  8. Identity of attackerpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

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  9. 'Appalling attacks'published at 15:09 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

    UK Foreign Secretary tweets:

  10. 'United against terror'published at 14:59 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

    UK prime minister tweets:

  11. Eyewitness tweetspublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

    A British man in Tunisia has been tweeting about the attack:

  12. Eyewitness describes beach scene in Soussepublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

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  13. Tunisia repercussionspublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

    Middle East analyst tweets

  14. Attack locationpublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

      BBC North Africa correspondent tweets:  

  15. Ghana's front pagespublished at 11:05

    People gather at an Accra news stand this morning:

    News stand

    Among the front pages is the story of a reggae presenter who accused MPs of smoking marijuana.

    Black Rasta apologised when MPs quizzed him yesterday giving the explanation that he was "on heat".

    Meanwhile, Graphic Sport says some football fans in Kumasi are asking for the Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan to step down amid a sex scandal.

  16. AU crisis talks over UK arrestpublished at 10:52

    The African Union peace and security council is due to hold a special session  at its headquarters in Ethiopia to discuss the arrest in the UK of Rwanda's intelligence chief Karenzi Karake, reports the BBC's Antoine Galindo from Addis Ababa. 

    Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has condemned his arrest, saying he had been treated like an "illegal immigrant".

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    Gen Karake's arrest has strained Rwanda's relations with the UK

    The UK arrested Gen Karake at the request of Spnaish authorities who want to try him on charges of genocide, war crimes and terrorism. 

    A London court released him on bail on Thursday, pending his extradition hearing. 

  17. South Africa goat 'raped'published at 10:20

    BBC Monitoring

    A goat died last week in South Africa after being raped and strangled, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has said.

    New24, external quotes the SPCA as saying that a post-mortem report confirmed that the goat was raped in Vereeniging city in Gauteng province. 

     A shepherd caught the alleged rapist red-handed when he heard the goat bleating frantically, police said.