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Final pre-inquest hearing into Tunisia massacre takes place

Government
Sophie Griffiths
1 December 2016

The final pre-inquest hearing into the 2015 Tunisia terror massacre is taking place today.

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The timetable, witnesses and evidence for the full inquest, which is set to start on January 16, will be discussed.

The government has requested to have evidence considered behind closed doors due to concerns about insensitivity, however the move has been criticised by solicitors Irwin Mitchell, who are representing 20 of the families affected by the terror attack. They believe the families should have an unrestricted right to hear the evidence in full.

A total of 38 people – 30 of whom were British – were gunned down and a similar number injured during the terror attack in Sousse on June 26 last year.