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Father Of Tunisian Beach Gunman Speaks Out About Son's Killing Spree

'I Died Along With The Victims': Father Of Tunisian Gunman Tells Of Shame
Eve Hartley
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The father of the 23-year-old man who killed 38 people in the Tunisia tourist attack has spoken of his devastation and shame.

Hakim Rezgui spoke about his son to ITV News and said: "I am so shocked... I feel like I have died along with the victims - I am so ashamed."

The gunman terrorised holiday-makers during a killing spree on the beach at the RIY imperial Marhaba and the RIU Bellevue resorts on Friday.

The attack ended when he was shot dead by police. A bomb was found on his body.

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Hakim Rezugi tells ITV news of his shock and his sense of loss

In his interview with ITV News, Rezgui continued: "I have no idea who influenced him or put these ideas into his head

"I feel the loss of the family so strongly - I feel like I have died along with the victims, I am so ashamed."

The shooter has been named as Abu Yahya al-Qayrawani, which the Daily Mail suggests could be the jihadi name for Seifeddine Yacoubi, the gunman who was shot dead by security forces.

Tunisia officials have said that the "majority" of victims are thought to be British.

Foreign Minister Tobias Ellwood described the attack to Sky News as the "Most significant attack on the British people" since the July 7 attacks in 2005, when 52 people were killed by four suicide bombers.

The Foreign Office has since updated its travel advice to warn that further terrorist attacks in Tunisia are possible and urged people to be vigilant.

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Aftermath Of The Sousse Shooting
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People, some displaying a Tunisian flag, stand in silence next to flowers during a gathering at the scene of the attack in Sousse, Tunisia, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Tourists and residents, some displaying a Tunisian flag, walk on the beach to the scene of the attack in Sousse, Tunisia, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Boys play on the beach while tourists and residents, some displaying a Tunisian flag, walk on the beach to the scene of the attack in Sousse, Tunisia, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Police officers guard the scene of the attack in Sousse, Tunisia, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A book and flowers lay at the scene of the attack in Sousse, Tunisia, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Mounted police officers patrol on the beach of Sousse, Tunisia, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Tunisian police officers patrol on a beach in front of the Imperial Marhaba Hotel in Sousse, Tunisia, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Police officers patrol on the beach of Sousse, Tunisia, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A British resident of Sousse, who refused to be identified, reacts during a gathering at the scene of the attack in Sousse, Tunisia, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A hotel photographer takes a picture of couple in Sousse, Tunisia, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Residents of the coastal town of Sousse in Tunisia place flowers and messages during a gathering at the scene of Friday's shooting attack, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Residents of the coastal town of Sousse in Tunisia place flowers and messages during a gathering at the scene of Friday's shooting attack, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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An unidentified tourist places flowers at the scene of Friday's shooting attack in the coastal town of Sousse, Tunisia, Sunday, June 28, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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