Tunisian hotel worker chased gunman responsible for terror attack
Dramatic vision has emerged of an incredibly brave hotel worker chasing the gunman responsible for a terrorist attack at a Tunisian beach last Friday.
The unnamed man, who filmed the end of the 25-minute killing spree on his phone, can be seen running after Seifeddine Rezgui as the ISIS militant chooses his targets.
The vision begins in the grounds of a tourist hotel in Sousse, with the man and a large group including tourists, trying to make sense of what is happening as shots can be heard in the distance.
The man then makes his way though empty sunbeds and attempts to hide behind a bush, as a large explosion goes off nearby.
The group then continues to follow the 23-year-old gunman as he makes his way closer to the hotel lobby.
In an amazing show of bravery, the cameraman then picks what looks like a bottle of olive oil up off a nearby table as he attempts to sneak up on Rezgui, who can be seen holding his gun in the air.
As the cameraman edges closer, the gunman turns round and points his assault rifle directly at him.
Other citizens, who have arrived at the hotel and spotted the killer on the beach, then run after him.
More brave hotel staff also risked their lives to form a human shield to protect tourists being targeted in the terrorist attack.
Resort staff lined up along the beach to block the path of Rezgu, who killed 38 people when he went on a rampage with a machine gun.
Englishman John Yeomen was staying in a neighbouring hotel with his wife, when the shooting started outside the Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel.
The 46-year-old told MirrorOnline that staff from the Bellevue hotel lined up to prevent Rezgu from entering the hotel after he had opened fire on the beach.
"It's amazing what they did. The staff were in a line and they were shouting at him, saying 'we won't let you through'.
Those in the background formed a human shield to protect another hotel they are not watching they saved many lives. pic.twitter.com/kQm8GuBZOe
— John Yeoman (@johnyeo68) June 28, 2015
"They shouted: 'You'll have to go through us'. That's why he's got his back turned to them.
Tunisia said on Monday that it had made its first arrests relating to the jihadist attack.
The country's Interior Minister Najem Gharsalli said: 'We have started by arresting a first group, a significant number of people, from the network that was behind this terrorist criminal.'
