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Concern over legal threat after Tunisia terror attack

Operators
Sophie Griffiths
9 March 2016

Travel experts have warned of the potentially devastating consequences for the industry if the families of the Tunisian massacre victims are successful in suing Tui.

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It follows last week’s pre-inquest hearing into the deaths of the 30 British tourists who were killed in the terror attack in Sousse last June, which saw a representative of the relatives reportedly state there were “likely to be civil claims” in the future.

The hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice heard that the families were troubled by the lack of warning given to the victims about the likelihood of a terrorist incident in Tunisia.

It was also reported the families want the coroner to demand new measures such as a “traffic light system”, which would be used in holiday brochures to highlight the risk of terrorism in destinations around the world.