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Brittany: Girl, 11, from British family shot dead in France Brittany: Girl, 11, from British family shot dead in France
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An 11-year-old girl from a British family has been shot dead in north-western France, following a reported dispute between neighbours. Saint-Herbot is a small village 30 miles north of Quimper
French media said the family were in their garden on Saturday evening when the shooting happened in the village of Saint-Herbot, near Quimper in Brittany. An 11-year-old girl from a British family has been shot dead while playing in her garden in France, following a reported dispute between neighbours.
The family were enjoying a barbeque on Saturday evening when the shooting happened in the village of Saint-Herbot, north of Quimper in Brittany.
The girl's parents were also hurt, with the father suffering serious injuries, local media reported.The girl's parents were also hurt, with the father suffering serious injuries, local media reported.
The UK said it was providing assistance to a British family.The UK said it was providing assistance to a British family.
The suspect, who has been reported to be a 71-year-old Dutch national, has been arrested along with his wife, according to prosecutors. The girl and her eight-year-old sister were playing on a swing as their parents tended the barbecue, when a neighbour began firing at them with a shotgun through a hedge.
A local resident told media that the girl's eight-year-old sister raised the alarm and is now said to be in shock. The younger girl ran to another neighbour's house to raise the alarm and is now said to be in shock.
Local prosecutor Carine Halley said the circumstances around the incident were not yet known, but it appeared there had been a conflict between the neighbours for several years over a plot of land adjoining the two properties. The suspect, described as a 71-year-old Dutch national, reportedly shut himself in his house following the incident but eventually surrendered to police and was arrested along with his wife.
Locals said the man was something of a recluse who was in dispute with the British family over a plot of land adjoining the two properties.
Local media reported that the family had lived in the village for several years.
Prosecutor Carine Halley said the circumstances around the incident were not yet known.
Marguerite Bleuzen, the mayor of Plonévez-du-Faou commune, said: "We knew the family well. There is a village fête every year and they always came.Marguerite Bleuzen, the mayor of Plonévez-du-Faou commune, said: "We knew the family well. There is a village fête every year and they always came.
"It is incomprehensible to have shot a child. No one can understand how that could have happened." "It is incomprehensible to have shot a child. No-one can understand how that could have happened."
A spokeswoman for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: "We are providing consular assistance to a British family following a shooting in France and are in contact with the local authorities."A spokeswoman for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: "We are providing consular assistance to a British family following a shooting in France and are in contact with the local authorities."
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