That was very, very brave of the Muslim hotel workers. The gunman could have turned on them.
'You must kill us first, but we're Muslim': Tourist reveals how hotel workers formed 'human shield' to stop gun maniac shooting more dead as Britons tell how they played dead to survive
By COREY CHARLTON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:31 EST, 28 June 2015 | UPDATED: 12:55 EST, 28 June 2015
A survivor of the massacre in Tunisia has revealed local hotel staff members formed a human shield on the beach in a heroic bid to protect tourists from the rampaging gunman.
John Yeoman, 46, said Muslim staff members from the Bellevue Hotel told the gunman he would have to kill them first as they formed a human barricade between the shooter and Western tourists.
The chain of bodies can be seen in images taken of killer Seifeddine Rezgui which emerged yesterday - about a dozen men stand side-by-side as the gunman, pictured in the foreground, marches away from them carrying his Kalashnikov.
It is just one of many incredible tales of survival to emerge in the aftermath of the deadly attack in which British survivors have described playing dead as Rezgui 'executed' wounded tourists.
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'You must kill us first, but we're Muslim': Tourist reveals how hotel workers formed 'human shield' to stop gun maniac shooting more dead as Britons tell how they played dead to survive
- Tunisian hotel staff formed human shield in heroic move to save tourists
- The Muslim staff members told the terrorist: 'You must kill us first'
- Many have spoken of playing dead in a bid to avoid the gunman's attention
- Angela Evans told how she played dead as he was 'inches' away from her
- He was so close she heard him reloading as she lay motionless in the sand
- Cheryl Mellor, from Cornwall, also played dead after her husband was shot
By COREY CHARLTON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:31 EST, 28 June 2015 | UPDATED: 12:55 EST, 28 June 2015
A survivor of the massacre in Tunisia has revealed local hotel staff members formed a human shield on the beach in a heroic bid to protect tourists from the rampaging gunman.
John Yeoman, 46, said Muslim staff members from the Bellevue Hotel told the gunman he would have to kill them first as they formed a human barricade between the shooter and Western tourists.
The chain of bodies can be seen in images taken of killer Seifeddine Rezgui which emerged yesterday - about a dozen men stand side-by-side as the gunman, pictured in the foreground, marches away from them carrying his Kalashnikov.
It is just one of many incredible tales of survival to emerge in the aftermath of the deadly attack in which British survivors have described playing dead as Rezgui 'executed' wounded tourists.
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: Tunisia tourists reveal hotel workers formed human shield Daily Mail Online
