article_snippet: the vast majority of the victims came from various backgrounds, from a Spanish couple to a Colombian mother and son.
article_snippet: In addition to those pairs, the dead included three Italians, three Japanese, two French, two Poles, a Belgian, a Russian and a Briton, according to cruise ship companies and their respective governments.
article_snippet: Twelve of those killed had been aboard the MSC Splendida, a cruise ship with more than 3,700 passengers and nearly 1,300 crew that docked in Tunis hours before the bloodshed, the MSC Splendida, a cruise ship with more than 3,700 passengers and nearly 1,300 crew that docked in Tunis hours before the bloodshed parent company said in a statement.
article_snippet: Five more victims came from a similar vessel, the Costa Fascinosa, which was at port in the Tunisian capital at the same time, according to Costa Cruises.
article_snippet: Another 36 people remain hospitalized, while eight others were treated and released.
article_snippet: They hit the heart of our livelihood," said Mohammed Ali Troudi, a taxi driver in Tunis.
article_snippet: Both the MSC Splendida and the Costa Fascinosa have since left Tunis, even as the search continues for some of the MSC Splendida and the Costa Fascinosa missing passengers -- at least four from the Splendida and two from the Fascinosa, according to some of their missing passengers -- at least four from the Splendida and two from the Fascinosa respective companies.