Tunisia identifies hotel attack victims, 30 British: official

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An ambulance carrying British tourists, who were wounded during the Imperial Marhaba hotel attack by a gunman, arrive to board the Royal Air Force (RAF) jet at Monastir airport, Tunisia, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

TUNIS (Reuters) - Thirty Britons and 8 other foreigners were killed in the Tunisian hotel attack last Friday when a gunman opened fire on holidaymakers, Tunisia's health ministry said on Wednesday completing last formal identification. The massacre at the Sousse resort, claimed by Islamic State militants, was the worst such attack in Tunisia's modern history, delivering a serious blow to the North African country's vital tourist industry. The health ministry said all 38 victims had been formally identified, including the 30 Britons, three Irish citizens, two Germans, one Belgian, one Portuguese and one Russian national. The gunman, Saif Rezgui, targeted only foreigners in his shooting rampage at the Imperial Marhaba beach, hotel and pool before he was shot dead by police. Tunisian authorities say the student was trained in Libya at a jihadist camp last year.