Tunisia attack: UK urges Britons to leave

All British nationals are being urged to leave Tunisia because “a further terrorist attack is highly likely”, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said.

Thirty Britons were among 38 tourists killed in an attack there last month.

The Foreign Office estimates 2,500 to 3,000 UK tourists are in Tunisia and a few hundred British residents.

It is advising against all non-essential travel to Tunisia, and some travel firms are repatriating their British staff.

The FCO said that although the Tunisian authorities have put in place more security measures, these do not “provide adequate protection for British tourists”.

It said in its updated advice that tour operators were arranging additional flights back to the UK.

Britons are urged to get in touch with their tour operators to plan their return, with those travelling independently advised to return on commercial flights.

Tunisia declared a state of emergency after the 26 June attack. Plans to build a wall along its border with Libya to counter the threat from militants were announced earlier this week.