TUNISIA-SECURITY/COLOMBIAN Colombian general who lost wife and son in Tunis attack calls for justice for victims

Record ID: 588371

  • Title: TUNISIA-SECURITY/COLOMBIAN Colombian general who lost wife and son in Tunis attack calls for justice for victims
  • Date: 21st March 2015
  • Summary: TUNIS, TUNISIA (MARCH 21, 2015) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** EXTERIOR CARTHAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARRIVAL OF TUNISIAN AND COLOMBIAN DELEGATIONS AT AIRPORT VARIOUS OF RETIRED FORMER COLOMBIAN GENERAL JOSE ARTURO CAMELO GREETING PEOPLE, TALKING VARIOUS OF TUNISIAN PRIME MINISTER HABIB ESSID ARRIVING ESSID GREETING CAMELO, SHAKING HANDS VARIOUS OF CAMELO AND ESSID SEATED AND TALKING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) RETIRED FORMER COLOMBIAN GENERAL JOSE ARTURO CAMELO SAYING: "When there are acts that have no true solution, at the very least, clarity must be sought. (UNINTELLIGBLE) Another issue forms part of comprehensive justice - not just effective or material justice, but another justice that looks for the truth of what happened." VARIOUS OF CAMELO, ESSID AND TRANSPORT MINISTER MAHMOUD BEN ROMDHANE SEATED/ CAMELO GREETING TOURISM MINISTER SALMA REKIK
  • Embargoed: 5th April 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Tunisia
  • Country: Tunisia
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVAAYT8WVZS3OUTZKLEM1OA23YLO
  • Story Text: A retired Colombian general whose wife and son were killed in an attack on a Tunisian museum on Saturday (March 21) called for justice for the victims.
    Retired former Colombian General Jose Arturo Camelo was on holiday with his wife Miriam Martinez and recently graduated son Javier Camelo when they were caught in the assault by extremist gunmen on the Bardo museum in Tunis.
    Speaking from the airport, where he met Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid and other government ministers, Camelo said,
    "When there are acts that have no true solution, at the very least, clarity must be sought. Another issue forms part of comprehensive justice - not just effective or material justice, but another justice that looks for the truth of what happened."
    Tunisian authorities have arrested more than 20 suspected militants and initiated a nationwide security crackdown, after the attack in which 20 foreign tourists and three Tunisians died.
    Wednesday's (March 18) assault came at a fragile moment for a country just emerging to full democracy after a popular uprising four years ago.
    Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility, but social media accounts tied to an Al Qaeda-affiliated group in Tunisia have also published details purported to be about the operation.
    Japanese, French, Polish, Italian and Colombian visitors were among the victims.
    Four years after a popular revolt toppled autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia has completed its transition to democracy with free elections, a new constitution and compromise politics between secular and Islamist parties.
    But the attack threatens to hit the economy of a country that is heavily reliant on foreign tourists to its beach resorts and desert treks. Authorities have tightened security at hotels and tourist spots.
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