Wednesday 01 Jul 2015 @ 15:10
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FM comments on Tunisia deaths

Police Scotland have now confirmed the identities of four people from Scotland killed in the terrorist incident in Tunisia on Friday. 

Speaking after chairing a Scottish Government resilience meeting on the incident, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said:

“My deepest condolences go to the families and friends of James and Anne McQuire from Cumbernauld and Billy and Lisa Graham from Bankfoot following official confirmation that they were killed in the terrorist atrocity that unfolded in Tunisia on Friday.

“The Scottish Government, Police Scotland and our partners will continue to do everything we possibly can to provide support to their families and everyone else affected by this incident as they return to Scotland from Tunisia.

“Both families have requested that their privacy is respected at this incredibly difficult time and I would ask that they are given the appropriate time to grieve in private.”

 

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