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UK Remembers Victims of Tunisian Beach Resort Attack

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GETTY 7315 TunisiaBeach?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1435926235547Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(LONDON) — A moment of silence was held across the United Kingdom on Friday to remember those who were killed in an attack on a beachside resort in Tunisia last week.

The June 26 attack at the Hotel Imperial Marhaba in Sousse, a popular resort town on the northeast coast of Africa, left 38 people dead, 30 of whom were British citizens on vacation.

Queen Elizabeth II, who is in Glasgow Friday, took part in the moment of silence while visiting the Scottish city.

So far, Tunisian police have arrested eight people suspected of being involved in the deadly attack. Two other suspects who trained in a Libyan jihadi camp alongside the 23-year-old gunman who carried out the massacre are also being sought.

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the British government is now seeking Parliament’s approval to conduct airstrikes against ISIS targets inside Syria.

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