A Manchester family feared they were caught up in a second Tunisia massacre after hotel staff in Turkey launched a ‘joke’ attack.

British tourists were at the resort when a mock terrorist with a headdress and fake beard emptied a water canister marked ‘fuel’ and pulled out a lighter.

Staff at the five-star Grand Yazici Mares hotel in Icmeler, on Turkey’s Dalmatian Coast, staged the ‘Hollywood themed poolside show’ last week while it was packed with Brits.

But tourist Jason Phythian was mortified by the costumes just six weeks after Seifiddine Rezgui opened fire on tourists in Sousse, Tunisia, killing 38 people including 30 Brits.

The 43-year-old electrician from Fallowfield, told The Sun: “There were loads of British people round the pool, and suddenly everyone became terrified.

“I looked round and saw Arab-looking guys stalking around and above the pool carrying big guns.”

Jason said he paid more than £5,000 for the all-inclusive holiday with his wife, sister Dawn Sutton and Dawn’s husband and son.

He added: “Dawn had been haunted by the news of the Tunisia attack and... you could see in her face that she thought her worst nightmare was coming true.”

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Dawn, 41, also hit out at the prank yesterday on review website TripAdvisor.

“As for the entertainment team they was useless... was so shocked to see them dressed up,” she wrote.

“One was dressed in army pants walking round to pool with gun and pointing it at people.

“Then there were two walking about as Arabs, one with a rifle and one with a container with 'fuel' written on (it was only water).

“He came up to a family member and poured it on his head then pretended the light his head.

“They all thought this was entertainment I just thought it was such bad taste since what had happened in Tunisia.”

A worker at the hotel’s reception told Mirror Online no one was immediately available for comment.

A spokesman for tour operator Jet2, who the family booked their holiday through, said: “We are sorry to hear about the distress experienced by the Sutton family today and on hearing this we immediately spoke to the hotel management.

“They have assured us it was never their intention to cause any offense or upset with their entertainment programme.

“This was a Hollywood themed poolside show, which included the characters Rambo and Superman, and it is always well received by the hotel’s residents.

“The hotel management now understands that some of the costumes may have caused offense and they will no longer use these in their shows.”

The Foreign Office says Turkey is less dangerous than Tunisia, where thousands of Brits were pulled out after officials advised against all non-essential travel after the beach attack.

Holidaymakers are only told not to travel within a few miles of the border with Syria, where would-be jihadis have been crossing to join the fight with the so-called Islamic State.

They are warned there is a high risk of a terror attack in Turkey - but exactly the same advice is given out on home soil in Britain.