A Russian woman was among 39 tourists killed in a terrorist attack that saw a gunman open fire on beachgoers in the Tunisian resort of Sousse, the Foreign Ministry has said.
DNA tests helped to identify one of the victims of last week's attack as a Russian citizen, who had been staying at the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba, the ministry said Monday in an online statement.
The woman — who was born in 1961, according to the statement — had been listed as missing since the attack, Ekho Moskvy radio reported. Her daughter suffered injuries to her leg and shoulder, and underwent surgery at a Tunisian hospital, the Foreign Ministry added.
Many of the victims in the Friday attack were British, and Prime Minister David Cameron has said Britain will hold a minute's silence at midday on Tuesday as a mark of respect for those killed.
The gunman, identified as 23-year-old student Seifeddine Rezgui, was killed at the scene, though media reports have suggested that more than one person may have been involved in the shootings. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.
by via The Moscow Times News
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