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| Madeleine McCann: German police say objects analysed after Portugal search | |
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| Madeleine McCann was three when she went missing in 2007 | Madeleine McCann was three when she went missing in 2007 |
| Several objects were found during a search of a Portuguese reservoir in connection with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, German officials say. | Several objects were found during a search of a Portuguese reservoir in connection with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, German officials say. |
| In a short statement they added it was too early to to say whether the items, which are being analysed, are connected to the missing Briton. | In a short statement they added it was too early to to say whether the items, which are being analysed, are connected to the missing Briton. |
| Portuguese police, assisted by their German counterparts, searched the Arade reservoir in Portugal last week. | Portuguese police, assisted by their German counterparts, searched the Arade reservoir in Portugal last week. |
| Madeleine disappeared from a holiday complex in the Algarve in May 2007. | Madeleine disappeared from a holiday complex in the Algarve in May 2007. |
| Police say their investigation into 46-year-old German national Christian Brueckner, who has been named as an "arguido" or official suspect, is expected to continue for some time. | Police say their investigation into 46-year-old German national Christian Brueckner, who has been named as an "arguido" or official suspect, is expected to continue for some time. |
| Christian Wolters, prosecutor for the city of Braunschweig, said the items found in Portugal would be examined over the coming weeks. | |
| "We thank all officers who participated in the search. The co-operation between the Portuguese police, the British officers and the German federal police was outstanding and very constructive," he added. | |
| Heavy machinery, sniffer dogs and pickaxes were used during the three-day search - which came at the request of German investigators who believe convicted sex offender Brueckner is the prime suspect in her disappearance. | |
| He is currently in prison in Germany for the rape of a woman in Praia da Luz in 2005. Brueckner denies any involvement in Madeleine's disappearance, saying he was "miles away" with a German woman at the time she disappeared. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Madeleine McCann disappearance | Madeleine McCann disappearance |
| Portugal | Portugal |