Aussie killed in Tunisia attack was on celebratory cruise

An Australian man killed in a terrorist attack in Tunisia graduated from university last week and was travelling on a cruise to celebrate when he was gunned down.

Sydney resident Javier Camelo, a 28-year-old Australian-Colombian dual national, was cruising around the Mediterranean with his parents when the ship docked in Tunisia on Tuesday.

Mr Camelo and his parents were among a group of tourists who headed to the National Bardo Museum in the capital, Tunis.

Two gunmen opened fire on the tourists as they got off a bus outside the museum. Mr Camelo and his mother were among the 19 people killed.

Mr Camelo, who lived in Waterloo in inner Sydney, graduated from Spain's IE Business School with an MBA and formerly studied at the University of Sydney.

He had worked for American Express in Sydney.

A former colleague of Mr Camelo's told ninemsn he was a popular employee there.

“He was just a normal, but very genuine guy. He was a hard worker, very career-driven.”

Management sent around an email notifying staff about the tragedy this morning, he said.