Sydney resident Javier Camelo has been identified as the dual Australian-Colombian citizen killed in the Tunis attack.
According to Colombian media reports, the 28-year-old Australian-Colombian dual national was killed on Wednesday along with his mother and 17 others when the shooters opened fire on the group of tourists as they got off a bus, before chasing them into the museum.
Mr Camelo, who lived in Waterloo in inner Sydney, graduated from Spain's IE Business School this year with an MBA and formerly studied at the University of Sydney. He was reportedly celebrating the milestone by going on a cruise with his parents.
Mr Camelo, who worked for American Express in Sydney and reportedly lived in Waterloo, was travelling with his family on board a cruise in the Mediterranean Sea after recently graduating from Spain's IE Business School with an MBA.
As news of the attack spread, his friends took to social media to mourn.
"Dear Javi, I always imagined I would see your name on the news due to your great achievements in life," a friend, Rasia Sanderson, wrote on Facebook.
"But never as one of the victims of those terrorist attacks that always feel so far away through TV and computer screens."
Ms Sanderson said she was heartbroken and thanked her friend for the laughter, adventures and fun times.
Mr Camelo and his mother were among at least 19 people killed in the attack. His father and brother survived the shooting.
A former colleague, who met Mr Camelo at American Express a few years ago, told SBS he was "lovely" and an "easygoing" man.
"He's a really good-looking young man, a nice quiet man. He loved his study which is why he did an MBA," she said. "He is a very lovely man, very easygoing. He loved his family."
It was a sombre day on Thursday for Mr Camelo's colleagues at the Sydney office of American Express as news of his death spread.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to Javier's friends and family during this difficult time," managing director of American Express Australia/New Zealand, Rachel Stocks, said in a statement.
Earlier today, the Prime Minister Tony Abbott confirmed that a dual Australian-Colombian citizen was among those killed when gunmen stormed Tunisia's national museum.
Javier Camelo in Sydney's Hyde Park in 2013. Mr Camelo has been identified by Colombian media as the Australian killed in a terror attack in Tunisia. (Facebook)
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the man's family, to whom we will extend all consular assistance," Prime Minister Tony Abbott said in a statement on Thursday.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said it was an attack on a fledgling democracy.
Tunisia held presidential and parliamentary elections late in 2014.
Ms Bishop said the nation had shown "remarkable strength and resilience" in resisting the tide of terrorism inspired by Islamic State extremists.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade travel advice for Australians planning to go to Tunisia is to exercise a high degree of caution.
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