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Blackwood victim’s body set to return from Tunisia after beach shooting

News | | Published: 14:14, Thursday July 2nd, 2015.
Last updated: 16:14, Friday July 3rd, 2015

Trudy Jones, of Blackwood, is among the victims of the Tunisian beach shooting
HOME: Trudy Jones’ body is due to arrive on UK soil today

The body of Trudy Jones, the Blackwood victim of the Tunisian beach shooting, is due to arrive in the UK today.

An RAF plane left Tunis at 12pm BST today carrying the 51-year-old mother of four’s coffin along with eight more British victims.

The bodies will be repatriated at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

The Foreign Secretary, Phillip Hammond, has said all 30 British victims of the attack on June 26, that killed 38 people, have been identified.

He added that he was confident that this is the final death toll.

In tribute to Ms Jones, and the other 37 victims, Caerphilly Castle, along with other government buildings in Wales, flew its flags at half-mast this week.

The flags will again be flown at half-mast on Friday July 3 to coincide with a national minute’s silence, held at noon on Friday July 3 in honour of the 38 victims of the shooting.

The community of Blackwood will come together to mourn Ms Jones at the Dragon Circle in Blackwood town centre at an event organised by Blackwood Town Council for the silence at noon.

The flags on buildings of Caerphilly County Borough will also be lowered to half-mast to coincide with Friday’s silence.

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