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Prince Harry opens memorial to Tunisia attack victims

The Duke of Sussex has unveiled a memorial dedicated to 31 British nationals who lost their lives during two terrorist attacks in Tunisia in 2015.

Called Infinite Wave, the sculpture is at Birmingham’s Cannon Hill Park – a location chosen after consultation with families.

Thirty Britons were among 38 tourists killed by a gunman in an attack on Sousse in June 2015, and a UK tourist was one of 22 killed in a separate attack at the Bardo museum in Tunis in March 2015.

The centrepiece of the Sousse and Bardo memorial has 31 individual streams, representing the British nationals who lost their lives.

Prince Harry joined families of the victims at the ceremony, and a minute’s silence was held to remember those who died.

The Prince met relatives of the victims after the dedication this morning (March 4).

Designed by George King Architects, the Sousse and Bardo memorial overlooks the park’s boating lake.

Last month, seven militants were sentenced to life in prison in Tunisia over the attacks against foreign holidaymakers in 2015.

Sixty people, mostly tourists, died in the two attacks and many were wounded.

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