Luxembourg witnesses of Tunisia massacre return home

(CS) LuxairGroup has confirmed that two tourists with LuxairTours witnessed the mass shooting on a beach near Sousse in Tunisia on Friday, but were left unharmed in the incident.

In the terrorist attack, claimed by the Islamic State, a shooter had opened fire on a busy beach near the Riu Imperial Marhaba hotel, which is also a LuxairTours partner. 38 people, were killed with several injured. The attacker was shot dead.

LuxairGroup on Friday said that 12 LuxairTours travellers were confirmed to have been staying at the Riu Imperial Marhaba hotel at the time of the attack. The company managed to establish contact with all its tourists in the region.

While no-one from Luxembourg was injured in the attack, two tourists were eyewitnesses to the massacre. They immediately requested to be flown home and were taken back to Luxembourg in the night from Friday to Saturday onboard a Luxembourg Air Rescue jet. In a state of shock, one of the people was hospitalised upon arrival.

Tourists still in the region have been offered to return to the Grand Duchy on Sunday.

Because of security concerns flights to Enfidha have been suspended until July 12. LuxairTours is offering a full refund to clients booked on a trip to Tunisia this summer, as well as discounts to rebook holidays to a different destination.

The holiday provider remains in contact with authorities in Tunisia monitoring the situation on the ground.

The company in an official statement on Saturday also expressed its condolences to the victims of the attack and their families.