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Prime Minister Habib Essid told a late-night session of parliament that the guidance would “have repercussions” for Britain although he did say what they might be.

Britain on Thursday called for all United Kingdom tourists to leave Tunisia because an extremist attack is “highly likely”, saying the North African country hasn’t done enough to enhance security.

A one-minute silence was held simultaneously in Sousse and across the United Kingdom, home to 30 of those killed.

Meanwhile, the bodies of eight of the 26 Britons killed in last week’s attack were set to be flown home Wednesday, a British embassy source said.

The attack was Tunisia’s deadliest ever, and threatened to be a devastating blow to the country’s tourism sector.