UK judge says Tunisia police 'shambolic' during beach attack
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A British coroner says the Tunisian police response to a deadly gun attack on the beach resort of Sousse was "at best shambolic, at worst cowardly."
Judge Nicholas Lorraine-Smith is delivering his findings Tuesday at an inquest into the deaths of 30 British tourists in the June 2015 attack at the five-star Riu Imperial Marhaba hotel.
In all, 38 people were killed by gunman Seifeddine Rezgui. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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In Britain, inquests are held to establish the facts in cases of violent or unexplained deaths.
The judge rejected calls from victims' lawyers to issue a finding of neglect by travel firms and hotels. He said local police were responsible for security, and "their response could and should have been effective."